Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• Half pint green split peas
• 3 pints of cold water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped carrots
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped turnips
• 1/4 spoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Boil 1 hour

Method

1. 1

   Wash and soak the peas overnight.

2. 2

   Cook in cold water with salt for 3 hours.

3. 3

   In another saucepan, brown butter with chopped onion, carrots, and turnips, then add to the soup and boil for 1 hour.

4. 4

   Rub through a sieve, add pepper and flour mixed with milk, and boil for 2 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Efficiency in home-making and first-aid to good cooking (1915) by Robertson, Georgia, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPLIT PEA SOUP. Half pint green split peas — wash, soak over night; cook in 3 pints of cold water and 1 teaspoon salt. Boil 3 hours. In another saucepan put 1 tablespoon of butter in which brown 1 tablespoon each finely chopped onion, carrots, turnips ; then add these to the soup and boil 1 hour. Rub through sieve and add Y\ spoon pepper, 1 tablespoon flour

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