Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1            Package  dried green split peas -- (16 ounce)
  3                     carrots sliced
  2             Stalks  celery diced
     1/4           Cup  fresh parsley chopped
  1                     bay leaf
                        salt and pepper to taste
  2               Cups  ham trimmed of fat and diced
  1                     onion chopped
  3           Packages  sugar substitute
  2             Cloves  garlic minced
  6               Cups  hot water

Preparation:

Wash peas and place in crockpot. Add remaining ingredients to crockpot. Do not stir. Cover and cook on HIGH 45 hours or on LOW 810 hours or until peas are very soft. Remove bay leaf. May be frozen.

Nutritional Information:

12 Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 55mg Sodium