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Popeye's swee'pea soup

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Ingredients:
10 cupWater
3 1/4 ?lb) dried green
-split peas
1 largeRed onion, diced
1/2 lbsDiced yam, unpeeled
3 largeStalks chopped celery
-include finely chopped
-leaves
1 lbsFinely chopped fresh
-spinach
1 largeCloves garlic, pressed or
-minced
2 tspCrumbled basil leaf
2 cupShelled fresh peas or 1 10
-oz. pkg. frozen peas
-rinsed under hot
-water to thaw
3 tbspTamari
3 tbspLight molasses, to taste
-(not blackstrap)
2 tspSPIKE to taste
Procedures:
1In 6 or 8 qt. pot bring water, split peas, onion, yam, and celery to a boil.
2Reduce heat and simmer covered about 30 min. add spinach, garlic and basil.
3Bring to boil again.
4Reduce heat and simmer 25-35 min.
5note: i"m not sure where this recipe came from, but the original called for 3 tbs.
6Olive oil to be added to the water in the very beginning.
7The actual name is popeye"s swee"pea with olive oyl ...and it is said to contain all of popeye"s favorite - sweet peas, yams ( " i yam what i yam"), olive oil and of course spinach.
8:)