Pea Soup
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Pea Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 quart split peas
  • 2 pound shin of beef
  • trimmings of meat, or poultry
  • 1 slice of bacon
  • 2 large carrots
  • 2 turnips
  • 5 large onions
  • 1 head of celery
  • seasoning, to taste
  • 2 quart water
  • bones from leftover roast beef
  • 2 quart common stock, or liquor in which a joint of meat has been boiled

Directions

  1. Put the peas to soak overnight in soft water and float off such as rise to the top.
  2. Boil them until tender enough to pulp ; then add the above ingredients and simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally.
  3. Press the whole through a sieve, skim well and serve with toasted bread.

Other Information

Contributor: W Drysdale & Co

Source: Cookery for the Million (1877-01-01)

Category: Soup, Side

Ingredients: split pea, beef, meat, bacon, carrot, turnip, onion, celery, seasoning, water, stock

Equipment: measuring cups, knife, pot, stove, sieve

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