Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               cups  split peas -- green or yellow
  5               cups  chicken broth
  5               cups  water
  4             ounces  salt pork -- (or smaller)
     1/2           cup  chopped onions
  1                cup  chopped celery
     1/2           cup  grated carrots
  1              whole  bay leaf
  1           teaspoon  thyme -- or less

Preparation:

Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer for about 2 hours. Put half of the soup in a food processor if so desired. Remove the salt pork and bay leaf. In place of the salt pork you might want to add a ham bone left over from Sunday's dinner, with a bit of meat left on i

Nutritional Information:

308 Calories (kcal); 13g Total Fat; (37% calories from fat); 16g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 12mg Cholesterol; 707mg Sodium