Christmas Ham?

[squidlovesduck]

Apparently I, at some point in time, made something involving ham and the crockpot. (I'm fairly sure it was scalloped potatoes and ham

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[camper4lyfe]

Doesn't split pea soup use ham hocks or bacon?

[camper4lyfe]

Right, but the "standard" is ham hocks. It wasn't really related to the original post, just my own curiosity. Sorry for the confusion.

[jehannamama]

Something my grandmother used to make pretty often is green beans and ham with potatoes and onions. I make this every time we have ham. I use fresh or frozen green beans, never canned. I start out with the bone of the ham and make stock from that, and a large chopped onion or two, (depending on the size of your crock pot). Then I remove the bone, add whatever spices I'm using, like pepper and a hint of bay, ham cut in chunks, and half a pot of green beans and cook them a few hours slowly, then add potatoes and cook until soft. It is delicious. My boyfriend calls this "Ham Soup."

I also make split pea soup with ham, or a fresh pea soup with ham. I add onions, summer savory, and pepper, and some bay leaf, and lots of onions, and some carrots. Make sure you rinse those dried peas really well, and soak them a while before cooking. They'll cook up faster and softer.

[squidlovesduck]

This sounds wonderful! DH isn't a huge split pea fan, but the last one sounds promising!