Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bag dried split peas
1 lb. carrots
4 medium potatoes
3 stalks celery
2 lb. ham (end)
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. chili pepper
1 medium onion

Preparation

Soak beans 4 hours or overnight.
Discard water.
Dice potatoes (skin on), celery, carrots and onion.
Add ham.
Put in 6-quart pot.
Cover ingredients with water.
Simmer 4 hour.
Remove ham. Remove fat and bone.
Cut ham into bite-size pieces.
Return to soup.
To thin, cook longer.
To thicken, add water.
Serve with toasted bagels.