Haricot Bean and Potato Cakes

Description
Purchased from Patterson Estate in Tyler, Texas in 1992. Notation on card says this came from a Ladies Home Journal printed in 1972. Does this recipe make sense to anyone? I can’t figure it out.

Ingredients

 * 1-½ pounds haricot beans
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
 * 1 pound firm mashed potatoes
 * 4 ounces fat boiled bacon
 * 2 teaspoon dried sage
 * 1 teaspoon sugar
 * 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions

 * 1) Soak the beans for 24 hours then simmer for 2 hours in enough water to keep them covered.
 * 2) Mash beans thoroughly and mix with potato, chopped bacon, sage, pepper and sugar.
 * 3) If the paste seems stiff, add a little bean water.
 * 4) Grease a cake tin and sprinkle the sides and bottom with the bread crumbs.
 * 5) Press mixture into tin and cover with greased paper and bake in 300 degree oven for 1 hour.

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