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In the light of increasing food costs, I am always seeking ways to cut ours. We had the traditional ham for Easter and unbeknownst to me, the ham had a bone. Super!! I cut off what meat I could, wrapped it up and put it in the freezer. More With Less has a recipe that utilizes a ham bone. You would not believe the aroma in the house right now. I love soups that sit on the back of the stove for hours. I used vegetable boil water that I froze (all that good flavor and nutrients) along with additional water. Here is the recipe:

Ham Bone Dinner
2C green split peas
4 pepper corns
1 ham bone
salt to taste
water to cover

Bring to a boil in a large kettle (I used my cast iron dutch oven), reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 hours till peas are soft. Remove ham bone, cool, cut off meat, chop finely. (I did not do this. Instead I put the peppercorns, bone, salt and water to cook for 2 hours and then removed the bone. I wanted to make sure no small pieces of bone fell off. Then I added the split peas and will put the cut meat back in.)

Add to soup:
6 carrots, sliced
1 green pepper, chopped
2 onions diced

Cook until carrots are done, about 30 mins. Check seasonings.

Then they have a little add on for dumplins.

Combine:
2C flour
.5t. salt
4t. baking powder
Cut in:
1T margarine
Gradually add
1C water

Place on top of simmering soup in large spoonfuls. Cover and cook without peeking for 15 mins.

Then I made a delicious Swedish Graham Bread. Oh my oh my oh my! It is soooo good. I'll have to post that later.