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Subject: Re: Split Pea & Ham Soup
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Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 11:40:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 21 11:40:00 1986
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> We make split pea (and black eyed pea) soup and have very good results.
> After soaking the beans overnight drain and refil with water, add one
> or two smoked ham hocks and finely minced onions and garlic (very finely
> minced), fresh ground black pepper (depending on our mood also, oregano,
> fines herbs, and/or a bay leaf).  We use a crock pot on low for most of
> the day (we often start it before going to work).  Good luck.

If you are going to be cooking onions and garlic in a crock pot for
most of the day, you don't have to mince them finely, just slice and
dice the onion normally, and smash the garlic under a knife.  An
unsmashed half clove of garlic sitting in soup all day will lose all of
its sting; try to nibble on one sometime.  I post this because I
envision legions of net.cooks crying needlessly in their kitchens.

	Andrew Tannenbaum   Interactive   Boston, MA   617-247-1155