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Skid_Row_Joe
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Feb 28, 2014

Have (2) ham bones - now need to make split pea soup. Help!

Two good sized ham bones with meat and of course fat that will need to be simmered-off, and skimmed off from the top of the water stock, before adding split peas to make soup. Q: How will I know ...
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Skid_Row_Joe
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Mar 07, 2014
There's some great advise here! I'll not boil the ham bones - I'll simmer 'em as advised.

To clarify, do the split peas not need to be prepared - simmered separately? That's where I'm getting conflicting cooking instructions here.....

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