Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. split peas
3 qt. water
1 ham bone
2 carrots, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Wash peas. Add cold water, vegetables and ham bone and simmer for 3 hours or until mixture is thick.
Remove ham bone.
Force peas through coarse sieve and season to taste.
If needed, dilute with milk.
Serve very hot with toasted croutons.