Recipe - Dried Lima Beans With Sausage

1 pound Dried lima beans, soaked and
Drained
10 Pork sausage links
One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
1 One fourth cup Evaporated milk
2 tablespoon Chopped pimiento
One half teaspoon Salt
Minced fresh parsley

Place beans in a large saucepan; cover with water three inches above beans.
Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 2 One half hours or until
beans are tender. Drain beans,reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Set liquid
aside. Transfer beans to a serving dish; keep warm.

Cook sausage in a large skillet until browned. Remove sausage, and cut
each link into thirds; set aside. Reserve One fourth cup drippings in skillet.

Add flour to drippings; stir until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring
constantly. Gradually add milk and reserved liquid; cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Add pimiento and salt.

Pour sauce over beans. Garnish with sausage and parsley.

The Southern Heritage
Vegetables
Cookbook. Oxmoor House.
Birmingham, Alabama MM Format by
John Hartman Indianapolis, IN
4 July 1996
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "John Weber" hdbrer@ibm.net on Mar 01, 98