Ingredients:

2 cups Dried Split Peas
Cold Water
1 meaty Ham Bone
1/4 pound Salt Pork, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
10 cups Water
1 cup Onions, diced
1 cup Celery Stalk, chopped
1/2 cup Light Cream

Preparation:

Soak peas overnight cold water. Drain and put in a heavy soup pot with the ham bone, salt pork, and 10 cups of water. Cover and simmer 2 hours. Add the onions and celery.

Simmer another hour, adding water if soup dries out too much. Remove ham from bone and dice. If desired, remove the salt pork. Put the soup through a strainer, blender or food processor. Blend with ham or add ham back into soup after blending. To thicken soup (if desired) add light cream.