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Dried Princess Beans

4 servings

Ingredients

• Princess beans (as needed)
• Water (a little)
• Butter (a little)
• Roux or sour egg sauce (a little)

Instructions

1. These beans should not be too dry.
2. Soak them in soft water until they swell.
3. Then, put them on the stove in the same water and bring to a boil.
4. After about ¼ hour of cooking, drain the water, add fresh water and a piece of butter, and cook until tender.
5. Thicken with a roux or serve with a sour egg sauce.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.