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Title: Old-Fashioned Split Pea Soup
Categories: Soups, New england
Yield: 4 Servings

1 c Split peas
1 Hambone or pieces of cubed
-ham
1 Carrot; grated
2 md Onions; minced
1 Potato; grated
1/4 c Diced celery
1/4 c Green pepper; finely chopped

Servings: 4

Salt Pepper *FOR GARNISHING* Diced ham

Cover split peas with 6 cups of boiling water, let soak for 1 hour. Add
hambone, carrot, onions, potato, celery and green pepper. Season with salt
and pepper. Simmer until peas are tender. Add water if needed, simmer for 5
to 10 minutes longer. Pour into soup bowls, garnish with diced ham.

Note: The method of preparation, inclusion of ham, and the economy of this
recipe are all reflect the influence of New England's French Canadian
Population.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #476 by Patrick & Sarah Gruenwald
on Dec 09, 1996.