Serves: 8
8 cups water
1 16-ounce package lima beans
1 carrot - finely chopped
Place dry beans in 8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Let boil for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove beans from pot (reserve liquid). Remove shell from beans. Place beans in pot and add 4 cups of the liquid or enough to cover the beans by 1/2 inch. Add finely chopped carrot. Simmer for 1 hour or until consistency is creamy.