Peas Porridge

Ingredients

• a pint of split peas
• two moderate-sized Spanish onions
• two or three sticks of celery
• a bunch of savoury herbs
• two anchovies
• a crust of bread toasted on both sides
• three quarts of cold water
• a pound of raw potatoes
• a lump of butter
• pepper
• salt
• half a dozen leeks

Method

1. 1

   Soak the split peas overnight.

2. 2

   Fry sliced onions and celery in hot fat.

3. 3

   Drain and add to a saucepan with herbs, anchovies, toasted bread, and cold water.

4. 4

   Boil gently until flavored.

5. 5

   Skim and strain, return to saucepan with soaked peas and grated potatoes.

6. 6

   Simmer until peas are soft, press through a sieve, adding liquid to soften.

7. 7

   Return to saucepan, add butter mixed with flour if too thin, season, and boil leeks until tender.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1135. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Peas Porridge.— Soak a pint of split peas for a night in cold water, and take away those that float. Slice two moderate-sized Spanish onions and fry them in a little hot fat, with two or three sticks of celery cut into two- inch lengths. Drain them and put them into a large saucepan, with a bunch of savoury herbs, two anchovies, or failing these half a red herring, a crust of bread toasted on both sides, and three quarts of cold water. Boil gently until the liquid is strongly impregnated with the flavour of the herbs, &c. Skim and strain it, and return it to the saucepan with the soaked peas and a pound of raw potatoes coarsely grated. Simmer again until the peas are quite soft. Press them through a hair sieve, and PEA ( 530 ) PEA whilst pressing keep pouring a little liquid upon them to soften them. Return the por- ridge to the saucepan ; and if it is not thick enough add to it a lump of butter mixed smoothly with a little flour. Season with pepper and salt. Cut up half a dozen leeks

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