RECIPE FOR SPLIT PEA SOUP

SPLIT PEA SOUP
Makes 100 – 1 cup servings.
(1 cup provides ½ cup cooked dry peas – 2 oz. meat alternate)
INGREDIENTS WEIGHTS MEASURES
Dry split peas 10 lbs. 1 gal. & 1 ¼ qts.
Boiling water 3 ¾ gal.
Ground Beef 5 lbs.
Onions, chopped 2 lbs. 13 oz. 1 ¾ qts. (or 7 cups)
Sugar 2 Tbsp.
Salt ½ cup
Celery salt ¼ cup
Water 6 gal.
Flour 2 ½ cups
Water 3 cups
DIRECTIONS:
1 Sort and wash peas; add boiling water.  Brown ground beef.
2 Add beef, onions, seasonings and water to peas.  Cook, covered for 3 hrs.
3 Blend flour and water; add to soup.  Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
SERVE HOT.
Number of Portions 100
Size of Portion 1 cup
Calories. 407 Iron 1.12 Mg Protein.  7.94 G 29.73%
Cholesterol    13  Mg Calcium  18.55 Mg Carbohydrates. 13.61 G 49.26%
Sodium  701 Mg Vitamin A    0 RE Total Fat .  2.55 G 21.44%
Fiber  4.05 G Vitamin C  0.09 Mg Saturated Fat. 0.90 G 7.95%