Cream Of Split Pea Soup Recipe

• 1 cup split peas
• 2½ quarts water
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 pint milk

1. Wash the peas and soak them overnight in cold water.
2. Drain, and rinse thoroughly, adding two and one-half quarts of cold water and the onion.
3. Cook slowly until soft and press through a strainer.
4. Make a white sauce of the remaining ingredients and add to the above.
5. Cook together five minutes.

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