Recipe - Hernekeitto (Finnish Split-Pea Soup)

5 Whole Allspice
6 cup Water
2 cup Dried yellow or green split
peas
2 cup Cubed fully cooked ham or
1 One half pound Smoked pork hocks
2 cup Cubed potatoes
1 cup Chopped carrots
1 small Onion, chopped
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 ds Pepper

1. Wrap allspice in cheesecloth and tie with string to form a spice bag

2. In a large saucepan, combine water, peas, ham, and allspice. Bring to
boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.

3. Add potatotes, carrots, onion, salt and pepper. Return to boiling.
Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

4. Remove spice bag. If using pork hocks, remove and cool slightly. When
cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and coarsely chop. Discard
bones. Return meat to soup.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Source: August 1992 issue of Midwest Living.

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #286

Date: Fri, 08 Nov 96 14:38:00 PST

From: "Dykes, Sherry" DYKESS@LEAVEMH.ARMY.MIL