The Milwaukee Leader

Lima Bean Loaf with Cheese Sauce

One-half pound dried lima beans, one medium-sized onion (chopped fine), two tablespoons melted shortening, one teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon paprika, dash cayenne. Soak beans six to eight hours in water to cover. Cook in water in which they have been soaked, until very soft, adding more water if necessary. Drain and rub through a sieve. Then add onion, melted shortening, salt, paprika and cayenne and mix well. Pack into well-greased loaf pan and bake in moderate oven 20 to 30 minutes, or until loaf is firm and brown on top. Turn out onto hot platter, garnish with hard-cooked eggs, and serve with cheese sauce: Four tablespoons shortening, four tablespoons rye or white flour, two cups milk, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper, one-half cup grated cheese. Melt shortening and stir in flour. Add milk slowly, stirring constantly. Add seasonings, and when mixture thickens stir in cheese and cook just long enough for cheese to melt.