[GretchenEE]

If you make the split pea soup, you won't need to add any oil to the frying pan to saute' the vegetables, as they will sweat enough to keep them from sticking if you stir them through their cooking time. I tie the hambone in cheesecloth.

The soup smells sooooo good while it's cooking ... I always get comments from my (apartment) neighbors.

Ms.Behavin, you can sit while you chop the vegetables, to save your knee. And the pot doesn't need much attention the first two hours while the peas and hambone cook.

For my taste, I use 9 C water; I don't like this too runny or too thick.

[homemom]

If it gets too thick, just spoon out your bowl and put a pat of butter on top. Not good for the diet, but YUMMY!!!