Yellow Split Pea Soup

 This recipe serves 8

Ingredients

• 2 cups (1lb) dried yellow split peas
• 3 lbs smoked ham hocks or Ham bone
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onions Onions, raw
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery Celery, raw
• 1 Tbs salt (taste before adding all this)
• 2 quarts water Water, municipal
• THE FOLLOWING ARE MY ADDITIONS
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped Garlic, raw
• 2 large carrots, chopped Carrots, raw
• 3 large bay leaves Spices, bay leaf, crumbled
• 1/2 tsp ground thyme Spices, thyme, ground
• 1/2 tsp ground savory Spices, savory, ground
• 1/2 Tbs dry mustard Spices, mustard dry
• 1 Tbs brown sugar Sugars, brown
• 2 tsp worcestershire sauce Sauce, Worcestershire
• 2 Tbs ketchup Catsup

Method

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