2¹⁄₂ qts. black beans
10 qts. water
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery, or
1¹⁄₄ teaspoons celery salt
¹⁄₄ cup salt
³⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
1¹⁄₄ teaspoons mustard
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne
1 cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup flour
10 hard-cooked eggs
5 lemons
Make it as directed on page 72.
Serves fifty or fifty-five persons.