Leftover ham and ham bones can be used to make split pea soup. Split pea soup is an inexpensive and easy meal to make. The soup can be made in a slow cooker or on the stovetop in a few hours. Easter ...

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Tommy C. Simmons for The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — After all the fancy holiday food, a bowl of simple soup seems just right. The easiest soup to make from scratch is split pea. Dried green ...

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Easter has come and gone, but if you still have leftover ham, and better yet a ham bone, you can celebrate all over again by making a pot of Split Pea Soup. Even if you don't have a ham bone, you ...