Back to recipes
Baked Bean Soup, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Lunch

Baked Bean Soup

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring cold baked beans, with the original instructions and source page intact.

LunchVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook30 min
Est. serves2
Total50 min
Archive reference—not quantity-scaled yet.

Prep, cook, and serving values are clearly labeled editorial estimates. This transcription still needs a verified yield and modern kitchen adaptation before WorkLife will allow it to create a shopping cart.

From the cited source

Source ingredient cues

These cues were extracted from the historical method for discovery. Use the complete source method and citation alongside them.

  • 3 cups cold baked beans
  • 3 pints water
  • 2 slices onion
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1½ cups stewed and strained tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon Chili sauce
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Put beans, water, onion, and celery in saucepan; bring to boiling-point and simmer thirty minutes. Rub through a sieve, add tomato, and Chili sauce, season to taste with salt and pepper, and bind with the butter and flour cooked together. Serve with Crisp Crackers.

Nutrition pending

No invented nutrition numbers.

WorkLife will publish nutrition and scalable serving quantities only after this historical transcription receives a measured modern adaptation.