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Sliced Beans in Milk

4 servings

Ingredients

• sliced beans (as needed)
• water (a little)
• milk (a little)
• salt (a little)
• butter (a little)
• parsley (a little)
• pepper cress (a little)
• 1 tbsp flour
• cream (a little)

Instructions

1. Blanch the prepared beans with boiling water and drain.
2. Add enough boiling milk to just cover them, then add salt and butter and cook until tender.
3. Before serving, add finely chopped parsley and pepper cress, along with 1 tablespoon of flour mixed with a little cream.
4. Toss the beans with the mixture and cook thoroughly.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.