Pea Soup 5

Ingredients

• 2 quarts of spilt peas
• 2 gallons of water 
• 1 handful of parsley
• A little cayenne pepper
• Salt to taste
• Celery seed to taste
• 1 stick of butter 

Directions

1. Soak the 2 quarts of peas in 2 gallons of water the night before serving. 
2. Add spices to taste. 
3. Bring the peas to a boil before serving.
4. After coming to a boil pass through a sieve. 
5. Add 1 stick of butter and serve.

Source - Creole Cookery Book.

Prepared by Ryder Laroux

Louisiana Anthology

June 5, 2019