Lima Bean and Bacon Casserole

From the Home Ec class

• 3 cups cooked lima beans
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup dry noodles

Boil carrots, celery, onions, beans and noodles until tender. Save 1/2 cup of the cooking water.

Broil bacon until crisp. Reserve 1 1/2 tablespoons of the fat.

Combine bacon fat, salt and flour. Add vegetable water and milk. Heat and stir until mixture forms a smooth sauce.

Combine all ingredients. Season,* pour into greased baking dish.

Bake in moderate [350°F] oven for 20 minutes.

*At this point, the only seasonings in the ingredients list (salt and bacon) have already been used. I would add pepper and maybe some herbs.