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      Title: Old-Fashioned Split Pea Soup
 Categories: Vegetables, Pork, Herbs
      Yield: 10 Servings
 
     16 oz Bag dried green split peas
      1    Meaty ham bone
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Pepper
    1/2 ts Dried thyme
      1    Bay leaf
      1 c  Carrot; chopped
      1 c  Celery; chopped
 
  Sort peas and rinse with cold water. Place peas in a Dutch oven;
  add water to cover by 2" Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
  Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until
  peas are softened. Drain and rinse peas, discarding liquid.
  
  Return peas to Dutch oven. Add 2-1/2 qt water, ham bone, onion,
  salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
  cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  
  Remove the ham bone; when cool enough to handle, remove meat from
  bone. Discard bone; dice meat and return to soup. Add carrot and
  celery. Simmer, uncovered, for 45 to 60 minutes or until soup
  reaches desired thickness and vegetables are tender. Discard bay
  leaf.
  
  Recipe by Laurie Todd, Columbus, Mississippi
  
  Recipe FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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