MO'S HAM BONE SOUP

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At hunting camp, I would alway's make a ham for one dinner during the week and the bone was saved for this wonderful soup. All the hunters loved this soup and I never had any left overs. This recipe was given to me by Mo, a camp cook in Canada. I survived 6 weeks of camp cooking and the last week I had to put bag balm on my...

Provided by deb baldwin

Categories     Other Soups

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ham bone (left over)
extra ham, cubed
water
carrots, onion, celery & potatoes, diced
3 Tbsp chicken bouillon granules
1 pkg split peas, washed and drained
1/2 c pearl barley, uncooked (washed and drained)
pepper to taste
1/4 tsp marjoram, dried (mo had this in all her recipes, but i never added it)

Steps:

  • 1. Simmer ham bone in a large pot until the meat falls off the bone. Remove the ham bone. Keep the broth. Skim off fat. Add extra ham cubes.
  • 2. Add more water to the same pot until 1/2 full and bring to a boil. Add diced carrots, onion, celery & potatoes. Add chicken bouillon, peas and barley. Add pepper. Bring to a boil and turn down to simmer. Simmer for an hour, until all is done. Salt to taste if needed. This is really good with home made bread or rolls.

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