Split Pea Soup made with ham from pams-hams

One of the very best things about ham is the versatility. Not only is it great for dinner and sandwiches, but it's fabulous in soup. After we had ours for dinner several times, I used the ham bone to make split pea soup. I used Wendy's recipe which she calls Walters Alpine Split Pea Soup. Only substitution is that I used a pack of Lysanders split pea soup mix instead of the Manischewitz that her recipe called for.

I like the instructions on this. It makes sense whether you have more beans or less.

Split Pea Soup Recipe Ingredients
1 package Lysanders split pea soup mix (peas plus a flavoring package.)
2 extra packages of split peas (Wendy used 3 - you need a BIG pot if you use 3)
1 large onion chopped fine
5 medium carrots chopped fine - or substitute shaved carrots
1 ham bone - preferrably from pams hams!

Split Pea Soup Recipe Instructions
Wash and sort peas. Cover with water in large pot and soak for 2 hours. Remove dry powder from the pea soup mix. Add all the other ingredients and cover with 1 inch of water. Cook 2 to 2 1/2 hours stirring often. Add salt and pepper plus more water as necessary.

When peas are dissolved, remove the ham bone and blend the soup with an electric mixer until kinda smooth. Trim the ham bone and add the chopped ham to the soup. Add the dry powder from the mix a little at a time to taste. (I used the whole thing.)

It was awesome on day one and even better on day two. Thanks Wendy (and Walter?)