On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:49:44 -0500, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> I had a piece of ham steak with a big bone in it left over from Pancake
>>> Day and decided to make a small pot of split pea soup. I decided to fake
>>> it rather than look up a recipe because it was going to be a small batch
>>> anyway. I chopped up an onion, some celery and carrot. I heated up the
>>> leftover ham to try to render some fat, added a bit of olive oil and
>>> sweated the vegetables and seasoned with salt and pepper. I added a cup
>>> of split peas, and a few cups of water, brought it to a boil and them
>>> simmered it for a few hours.
>>>
>>> It turned out great. I am starting to like this soup making thing.
>>
>>I have a couple of containers of split pea soup in the freezer and one
>>in the fridge right now. Why make a small batch? ;^)
>
> Only a couple... I have at least a dozen quart containers of pea soup
> frozen... I have a 16 quart pot for all home made soups.
>

a dozen frozen quarts of pea soup? a cup of soup a week for 48 weeks?

blake