Andy wrote:

>>> No split pea soup ever makes it to the soupbowl without first going
>>> through the foley mill! Anything else would be split pea... stew?
>>> ICK!
>>>
>>> Andy
>> Why?
>
>
> It's supposed to be soup. When you have hunks of celery, carrot and onion
> "slush" in the midst, it's hardly soup, imho.
>
> Andy

That would seem to be a personal preference. Typically soups are not
pureed. Think beef barley, chicken and rice, beef vegetable etc.