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Title: Grandma's Pea Soup
Categories: Vegetables, Herbs, Pork, Pasta
Yield: 16 servings

1/2 lb Dried whole peas
1/2 lb Dried green split peas
1 Meaty ham bone
3 qt Water
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 md Carrot; chopped
2 Celery ribs; chopped
1/2 c Chopped celery leaves
1 ts Mixed herb bouquet garni
1 tb Minced fresh parsley
1 Bay leaf
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/2 lb Smoked sausage; chopped

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1 c A-P flour
1 lg Egg; beaten
1/3 c Water

Cover peas with water and soak overnight. Drain, rinse
and place in a Dutch oven.

Add ham bone, water and remaining soup ingredients
except sausage and dumplings. Bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; cover and simmer 2 to 2-1/2 hours.

Remove ham bone and skim fat. Remove meat from bone;
dice. Add ham and sausage to pan.

For dumplings, place flour in a small bowl. Make a
depression in the center of the flour; add egg and water
and stir until smooth.

Place a colander with 3/16-in.-diameter holes over
simmering soup; transfer dough to the colander and press
through with a wooden spoon. Cook, uncovered, 10-15
minutes. Discard bay leaf.

Carole Talcott, Dahinda, Illinois

Makes 16 servings (4 quarts)

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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