Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 1 C. dried split peas — soak several hrs. Drain, add
• 21/2 qts. cold water
• 2 inch cube fat salt pork — cut into small pieces
• y2 onion
• 2 T. butter melted
• 2 T. flour
• 2 C. milk
• 11/2 t. salt
• f. g. pepper

Method

1. 1

   Simmer the above ingredients for 3 to 4 hours or until soft.

2. 2

   Rub through a sieve.

3. 3

   Make White Sauce by blending melted butter and flour, then adding milk gradually while stirring constantly.

4. 4

   Season with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Combine mixtures, reheat, serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A simple course in home economics for rural schools (1916) by Mary Edna Gearing, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Split Pea Soup 1 C. dried split peas — soak several hrs. Drain, add 21/2 qts. cold water 2 inch cube fat salt pork — cut into small pieces y2 onion Simmer the above ingredients 3 to 4 hrs. or until soft. Rub through a sieve Make White Sauce — 2 T. butter melted 2 T. flour Blend well, add gradually. 2 C. milk, stir constantly Season with 11/2 t. salt f. g. pepper

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