Pea and Ham Soup

Ingredients
1 cup of split peas
2 litres water
1 large onion
4 sticks of celery
2 carrots
2 cloves
sal and pepper
5 bacon bones or 1 ham hock

Soak the peas overnight in water. Chop the onions, celery and carrots. Put everything into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer covered for 2 to 3 hours or until meat and veges are all soft.
Remmove the bones and puree it all in a blender or push through a sieve.
Pour the soup back into the rinsed saucepan.
If you have used a ham hock then take the meat off the bones, chop it up and add to the soup.
Add salt and pepper to taste and reheat the soup gently.