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Grandma Sofie's Split Pea Soup with French Bread Croutons

Name: Grandma Sofie's Split Pea Soup with French Bread Croutons
Ingredients: 1/2 lb bacon; 1 large onion -- chopped; 2 large stalks celery; 3 tbsp parsley -- chopped; 1/4 cup butter -- or more if needed; 1 garlic clove -- minced (opt.)

-----SOUP----- 1 lb Split peas 1/2 lb Bacon 1 lg Onion -- chopped 2 lg Stalks celery 3 tb Parsley -- chopped -----CROUTONS----- 1 Loaf sourdough French bread 1/4 c Butter -- or mor...

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Ingredients

1/2lbbacon
1large onion -- chopped
2large stalks celery
3tbsp parsley -- chopped
1/4cup butter -- or more if needed
1garlic clove -- minced (opt.)

Directions

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SOUP----- 1 lb Split peas 1/2 lb Bacon 1 lg Onion -- chopped 2 lg Stalks celery 3 tb Parsley -- chopped -----CROUTONS----- 1 Loaf sourdough
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Cut bacon small and brown with onion
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Add with drippings to peas
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Cook until peas are soft and just starting to disintegrate, about one hour, stirring occasionally to prevent the solids from settling out an
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Chop celery small and add with parsley to the soup and cook until the celery is soft, about 15 minutes more
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Thin with water if necessary to the proper consistency
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it should be like light cream with little bits of pea still visible
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If too thick, it is more like 'pea porridge' and not as appetizing

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