Split Pea/Vegetable Soup

Name: Split Pea/Vegetable Soup
Yield: Makes about 3½ quarts
Ingredients: ¾ c. chopped carrots; ¾ c. chopped celery; ¼ tsp. marjoram leaves; 1¼ c. chopped onions; 2 tsp. salt; ½ tsp. pepper; 1 meaty ham bone, or 1½ lbs. ham hocks; 1 meaty ham bone, or 1½ lbs. ham hocks; 1 lb. dried split peas (2 c.); 3 qts. water

Preparation info

Makes about
3½
quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

You can float frankfurter or Polish sausage slices on piping hot soup

Ingredients

1 lb. dried split peas (2 c.)
3 qts. water
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Soup
Gluten-free

Method

Combine peas and water in large kettle. Bring to a boil; simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 1 hour.
Add ham bone, salt, pepper, marjoram and onions. Cover and simmer 1½ hours.
Add carrots and celery. Continue simmering until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Add more salt if necessary. Serve piping hot.