Butter beans Recipe

  Vegetable

Ingredients:
3 lbs lima beans, shelled
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
2 TBS butter or margarine
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 lb salt pork

Directions:
Place limas and salt pork in a large saucepan, add salt and water, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes until tender. Drain, season with butter and pepper and serve.
Makes 4 servings.
I live in Florida and lima beans are what we call butter beans. There are many ways to make butter beans, but this is the traditional way..

Butter beans
 

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