  My dear old Ma's Pea and Ham Soup Recipe: This really is a great winter soup recipe that you can make and freeze so you always have something yummy to eat. You can of course put any veges you like in it. Personally I like it as thick as possible, but if you like a thinner soup you can just as more water. It costs under $15 to make. You need:- 1x Packet of Split Green Peas 1x Boiling Bacon (From Woolworths, it's in a string bag, inside a plastic bag) 2x Potatoes 2x Carrots 3x Sticks Celery To Make:- 1. Soak peas overnight 2.
Rinse peas under water in the morning 3. Place Boiling Bacon in a stock pot. 4. Place split peas around bacon. 5. Put in other veges (after chopping up) and cover to top of bacon with water.
6. Put lid on and bring to boil, then remove lid. 7. Turn to mid heat and simmer for 1 hour. Skewer bacon and if soft, it's cooked. 8.
Take bacon out and let cool. 9. Mash up the peas and veges in pot. 10. Dice bacon up and return to pot. 11.
Simmer for further 20. 12. Eat with crusty buttered bread. 
