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Ingredients
- 2 cups dried split green peas
- 1 ham bone (trim off fat)
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup celery, finely diced
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour
Method
- Pick over and wash 2 cups (1 lb.)
- dried green split peas.
- Soak overnight in 12 cups cold water - *Do not drain*.
- Add the ham bone (trim off fat), finely chopped onions, and finely diced celery.
- Bring slowly to boiling point.
- Cover and simmer 3 hours or until peas are tender.
- Remove ham bone.
- Cut off any meat, finely dice and return to soup.
- Skim of fat.
- Combine 3 tbsp butter or margarine and 3 tbsp flour.
- Blend in about 1 cup of soup into this mixture and then stir this mixture back into the soup and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Season to taste the amount of salt will vary with the saltiness of the ham.
