Split Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dried split peas
3 qt. cold water
1/2 onion
4-inch cube salt fat pork
1 ham bone
2 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. fat
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Soak peas overnight; drain and add cold water, pork, ham bone or water in which ham has been boiled and onion.
Simmer 3 to 4 hours, or until peas are soft.
Rub through sieve.
Add the flour, mixed with fat, to soup.
Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add seasonings.
Thin with milk if necessary.