Salt Pork And Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried peas
• 1 quart warm water
• 4 ounces salt pork
• 1 ½ cups sliced onions
• 5 pints cold water
• 1 bunch soup herbs
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• well-cracked bones from the shoulder
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Method

1. 1 Soak dried peas in warm water overnight. Drain and wash.
2. 2 Mince salt pork and cook slowly with sliced onions until soft but not brown.
3. 3 Add peas, cold water, soup herbs, poultry seasoning, and well-cracked bones.
4. 4 Bring to a boil, then cook slowly for three and a half hours.
5. 5 Cool, then strain through a coarse sieve into a bowl.
6. 6 Reheat before serving and stir in chopped parsley. Thin with boiling water if needed.