MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Old Time Split Pea Soup Categories: Crockpot, Soups Yield: 1 Batch 1 1/2 c Dried yellow split peas 1 cn Diced tomatoes * 2 tb Dijon mustard 5 c Meat or vegetable broth 4 cl Garlic; minced 2 Carrots; sliced thin 2 Celery ribs; sliced 1 c Onion; diced 1/2 tb Dry thyme Bacon or salt port; - well rinsed (optional) * Originally called for a jar of home-canned tomatoes, size unknown. I was clearing another layer of my mother's old papers and came across this recipe of my Grandmother's. It had been tweaked a bit by her to fit the depression era and stood strong through the war years (WWII). I have modernized it a bit and converted to crockpot methods. Along the side was a hard to read 'mustard' recipe but it seemed very similar to Maille brand Old style whole grain dijon mustard so I used that as handy. Like many, she made her own vegetable broth just as I do today. It was very much a 'waste not, want not' era. The recipe says to use strong beef, pork or chicken broth if you have it, vegetable broth if not. The only way I know it was yellow split peas is her remark on how cheery it looked with it's yellows and reds (tomatoes) plus bits of orange (carrot). Recipe by Carol Shenkenberger Recipe FROM: , MMMMM