This soup and other bean soups are the main reason I will often choose a spiral-sliced ham for a holiday meal, vs. boneless. The bone, plus totally scrappy bits, can be tied up into Cheesecloth, with those 2 silly bay leaves. Simmer it with the soup, and then remove it with tongs, in one Neat bundle, and toss in the trash. I'm not crazy about sweet ham drippings added to soup, but it's fine tossed into a pot of the kind of beans one would serve with hot dogs or hamburgers. If you find a day when you have some time to putz around in the kitchen and stir a pot, it's a real hearth-warmin' way to feed body and soul.
Peas porridge in the pot, Nine days old.
Some like it in the pot, Nine days old. This item has been edited by Learning Network staff.