Fresh Green Pea And Mint Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pints shelled green peas
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 handful fresh mint
• 1 head cabbage lettuce
• 3 pints water
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 onion
• 1 lump sugar

Method

1. 1 Dissolve butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. 2 Add peas, sliced onion, washed lettuce, mint, water, salt, and sugar.
3. 3 Boil for 1.5 hours, then strain through a wire sieve, rubbing peas through with a wooden spoon.