Recipe - Split Pea Soup

8 cup Water
2 One fourth cup Split peas, dried
1 md Onion
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
2 Carrots, chopped
2 Celery, chopped

1 lb. of dried split peas = approx. 2 One fourth cups

Heat water and peas to boiling. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat
and cover. Let sit for 1 hour.

Add ham (whole), onion, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until peas are
tender, about 1 hour.

Remove ham and trim meat from bone. (I usually use 1 pound boneless smoked
ham) Cut ham to One half inch pieces. Stir ham, carrots, and celery into soup.
Cover and simmer until veggies are tender, about 45 minutes.

Like I said, it freezes well and is a very convenient side to a sandwich or
whatever.

From an Old Betty Crocker cookbook. From: Taylorn@kenyon.Edu

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini