Recipe

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• 1 lb dried split peas
• 2 quarts water
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)

• 1 In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cover dried peas with 2 quarts of water. Bring split peas to a boil; boil gently for 2 minutes. Set aside to soak for 1 hour.
• 2 Add ham bone, chopped onion, garlic, and pepper. Bring split pea soup to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 3 Remove meat from bone; dice and return to pea soup with chopped celery and carrot.
• 4 Simmer split pea soup slowly for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 Taste split pea soup and add salt.