Creamy Green Pea And Lettuce Soup

Ingredients

• 1 quart old peas
• 5 quarts water
• 1 onion
• ½ pint young peas
• 2 cabbage lettuces, sliced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 small piece butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp loaf sugar

Method

1. 1 Boil old peas, onion, and water until peas are soft.
2. 2 Work the soft peas through a sieve to create a pulp.
3. 3 Return the pea pulp to the boiling water along with young peas and sliced lettuce.
4. 4 Simmer for 30 minutes, then season with salt and pepper.
5. 5 Stir in butter mixed with flour and sugar before serving.