Split Pea Soup

Recipe file created December 5, 1999.
My Grandma used to make this whenever I visited because it was my favourite soup. Ingredients

1 cup dried split peas
5 cup water
1/2 pound ham or 1 pound bacon, cooked
1/2 onion, chopped fine
1 carrot, sliced fine
1 celery stalk, sliced fine
1/8 teaspoon marjoram
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
Place peas in a soup pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute and remove from heat. Let sit 1 hour. Drain. Return to soup pot and add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until peas are soft. Serve for lunch or supper with hot biscuits.

NOTE:

I like to chop the bacon before I fry it. It is easier than trying to chop it when it is crispy. Freezes well.
-- Rox

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