Canadian Pea Soup

• 1 pound green peas dried, yellow
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 each onions large, chopped
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 pound salt pork
• 12 cups water
• 1 teaspoon savory dried
• 1 x black pepper to taste

1. Place peas in a colander; rinse under running water.
2. Put peas in a large stockpot; cover with cold water and allow to soak overnight.
3. (If using split peas, there's no need to presoak.)
4. Drain.
5. In a large pot, melt the butter and saute onion until softened, about 2 minutes.
6. Add peas, salt, salt pork, water and savory.
7. Bring to boil; cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until salt pork is tender.
8. Remove pork; chop and return to soup.
9. Continue simmering soup until peas are tender, about 30 minutes longer.
10. Remove 2 cups peas from soup and process in food processor; stir back into the soup.
11. Adjust seasoning and serve.
12. Serves 6.

green peas, butter, onions, salt, salt, water, black pepper

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/canadian-pea-soup-2654 (may not work)