Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Split peas
1 ea Ham bone
3 qt Water
1 tb Onion, minced
3 tb Butter
3 tb Flour
1 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
2 c Milk

Wash and soak peas in water to cover, overnight. In the morning drain
off the water and cover with 3 quarts of fresh water. Add the ham
bone and onion and cook until peas are soft. Rub through a sieve.
Melt the butter and stir in the flour until well blended and smooth.
Add the salt, pepper and milk and cook, stirring constantly until the
mixture thickens. Combine with the strained liquid and cook until
rather thick. Serve hot. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine
Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.

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