Cream Of Scotch Pea Soup Recipe

• ½ cup Scotch peas
• 1 quart water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar

1. Cook the peas in a quart of water for six hours until tender.
2. Rub through the colander.
3. Add water sufficient to make one pint of puree.
4. Heat the milk in a double boiler.
5. Prepare a white sauce, made by rubbing together the butter, flour and a little warm milk.
6. The white sauce should cook about ten minutes in a double boiler; then add it to the body of the soup.
7. After the white sauce and puree have cooked for a few moments, add the salt and sugar, and serve.

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