Pumpkin Soup

Recipes Ingredients:

1/4 lb Split Peas
1 x Salt
4 c Chicken Stock or Water
1 x Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 lb Fresh chopped Pumpkin
1 x Mixed Fresh or Dried Herbs
1 ea Onion, chopped
1 x Fresh Thyme
1 x Strip of Beef or Bacon
1 x Fresh Parsley, chopped

Recipe Instructions:

Rinse split peas in cold water then add to stock in a large, heavy pot. Add pumpkin, onion, beef, salt and pepper, mixed herbs and thyme. Simmer gently, partly covered, until peas and pumpkin are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve hot, trimmed with parsley. 6 servings. By Lloyd Tull, Le Caribec, From The Gazette, 91/02/27.