Grandma’s Old Fashioned Green Split Pea Soup

Here is another favorite recipe from my Grandma. I always preferred the bean soup, but this one is really good too. It is definitely comfort food for a cold day.

Ingredients

• 1 pound dry green split peas
• 3 quarts water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 uncooked potato, diced
• 1 ham bone or 1/8 pound salt pork
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
Rinse and sort peas. Place all ingredients in large stock pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 3 hours. Season to taste. Add more water from time to time if necessary. Remove from heat, put through sieve. Reheat and serve.