astray recipes: Ham and split pea soup

Categories: Soup
Yield: 6 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
1½ cup	Dried peas
2 cups	Cold water
1 medium	Onion; sliced
1 tablespoon	Ham fat
1	Ham shank
⅓ teaspoon	Celery salt
1 teaspoon	Salt
¼ teaspoon	Pepper
7 cups	Cold water
1 tablespoon	All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon	Shortening or drippings
2 cups	Cold milk

WHITE SAUCE

Soak dried peas overnight in 2 cups cold water. Drain. Saut‚ sliced onion until tender in ham fat. Add ham shank, drained peas, celery salt, salt, pepper, and 7 cups cold water. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer gently for 2 hours. Remove ham bone and slice meat. Combine with White Sauce, heat well, and serve. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

White Sauce: Blend flour and shortening or drippings in top of double boiler. Gradually add 2 cups milk and cook, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes. Yield: 2 cups.

SOAK BEANS OVERNIGHT

From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern Country Cookbook>, by the editors of the 'Progressive Farmer Magazine'. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

ham and split pea soup