Dried Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. field peas or split peas
2 lb. salt pork
1 onion, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1 celery stalk, sliced
1 pt. strong chicken stock
1 tsp. summer savory (sauriette)

Preparation

Put the peas in cold water first thing in the morning.
At 10 o'clock, put peas in kettle with a gallon of water, salt pork, onion, carrot and the celery.
When simmered for 1 1/2 hours, add the chicken stock and summer savory.
Simmer for another 1 1/2 hours.
Rub through a strainer and enjoy.