Put in [to] soak overnight one pint of white beans.
Next day put on to boil a piece of lean beef, a soup bone with a bit of meat on it is best, and a piece of fat pork about three inches square. Turn in the beans, water and all.
Put in a little pepper and salt and and a bit of sliced onion.
Cook at least four hours.
At the proper time, so as to be thoroughly cooked at serving time, put in a few carrots, potatoes and sliced turnips.
