Split Pea Soup
- 1 cup dried split peas
- 2 1/2 quarts cold water
- 1 pint milk
- 1/2 onion
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 inch cube fat salt pork
Pick over peas and soak several hours, drain, add cold water, pork, and onion. Simmer three or four hours, or until soft; rub through a sieve. Add butter and flour cooked together, salt, and pepper. Dilute with milk, adding more if necessary. The water in which a ham has been cooked may be used; in such case omit salt.
Submitted by Aug 14, 2009
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