Recipe - Simm. Beans Wo Bacon

1. PICK OVER BEANS, REMOVING DISCOLORED BEANS AND FOREIGN MATTER. WASH
BEANS
THOROUGHLY.

2. COVER WITH WATER; BRING TO A BOIL IN STEAMJACKETED KETTLE; BOIL 2
MINUTES; TURN OFF HEAT.

3. COVER; LET SOAK 1 HOUR.

4. ADD SALT, AND PEPPER TO BEANS.

5. BRING TO A BOIL; ADD MORE WATER IF NECESSARY TO COVER BEANS; COVER.
SIMMER
1 One half HOURS OR UNTIL BEANS ARE JUST TENDER. (EXTRA HOT WATER MAY BE ADDED,
IF
NECESSARY, TO KEEP BEANS COVERED.)

NOTE: 1. ALTERNATE METHOD: FOLLOW STEP 1. OMIT STEPS 2 AND 3. COVER
BEANS
WITH COOL WATER; SOAK OVERNIGHT. FOLLOW STEPS 4 AND 5.

NOTE: 2. ONENO. 6 SCOOP MAY BE USED. SEE RECIPE NO. A04000.

Recipe Number: Q00502

SERVING SIZE: 100

From the Army Master Recipe Index File (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.