Old Fashioned Lima Beans with Ham | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 2 lb. dried butter (lima) beans, soaked overnight in cold water at least twice the depth of the beans
• 2 c. chopped onion
• 2 tsp. finely minced celery leaves
• 2 Tbs. finely minced fresh parsley
• 1 Tbs. finely minced garlic
• 1 lb. slab bacon, cut into ¾-inch cubes
• 1 lb. seasoning (baked) ham, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4¾ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• ⅛ tsp. cayenne
• 3 whole bay leaves, broken into quarters
• ¾ tsp. dried thyme
• ⅛ tsp. dried marjoram
• ⅛ tsp. mace
• 2½ qt. cold water, approximately