Beans and Tomato Sauce

1. 1 breakfast cup haricot beans.                                                 2. 2 tablespoons grated cheese.
                                                                                                  3. 150 ml (1/4 pint) thick well-flavored
                                                                                                       sauce (tomato)


    Wash and soak beans. Drain and put into a saucepan with plenty of water and a little bicarbonate of soda. Let the beans boil for one or two hours, when they should be quite tender but unbroken. Drain and return to saucepan, adding the tomato sauce. If desired grated cheese may be added. Heat for 10 minutes.