Pandora replied:

> "Bob" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Slovak Pea and Potato Soup
>>>
>>> Recipe By : Mom, posted yet again to r.f.c. by Barb Schaller 7-6-05
>>> Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
>>> Categories : Slovensky Recepty
>>>
>>> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>>> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>>> 2 quarts water
>>> 2 cups diced potatoes
>>> 1/3 cup chopped FRESH parsley
>>> 1 teaspoon salt
>>> 10 ounce pkg frozen peas (or 2 cups fresh)
>>> 3 tablespoons butter
>>> 1/3 cup minced onion
>>> 2 tablespoons flour
>>>
>>> Bring water to boil; add potatoes, parsley and salt and cook for 10
>>> minutes. Stir in peas. Brown onion in butter, stir in flour and brown
>>> lightly (this mixture is called "zaprashka"); stir into soup to thicken
>>> slightly. Cook until peas are done.
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -
>>> NOTES : Cheap to make and very tasty! A lenten favorite.
>>
>>
>> I bet this would be even better (though no longer "lenten") if you used
>> ham broth instead of water.
>>
>> Bob
>
> I think you are a very good chef!
> The broth made with ham bone, is very very savoury, but perhaps too salted
> and fat. I'll try to make this soup because I picked up some peas from my
> vegetable garden!


Thank you for the very kind compliment, but I would never call myself a
chef: Those hard-working and talented people who *deserve* to be called
"chef" received extensive training for the privilege of that title. By
contrast, I have received no training at all. I just know how to prepare
food that I like.

Regarding the amount of salt in the soup, I'd certainly expect to omit the
teaspoon of salt if I were using ham broth, and maybe I'd dilute the broth
with some water or I'd increase the amount of potatoes being used.

If you're concerned about fat in the broth, you can always chill it and
scrape the fat off the top before you begin cooking with it. Personally, I
think the fat adds a great deal of flavor, and I'd probably leave it in.

Bob