I know what you are thinking: can pea soup actually be good? The answer is yes! According to the Frugal Gourmet, Thomas Jefferson enjoyed a soup very close to this one. It is super easy to make. Boil peas in salted water, then drain (saving water) and puree with a little water. Return to pan and add back rest of water. Add sugar and a flour/butter roux. Temper two beaten eggs with a little of the soup and then add eggs to mixture. Soup will thicken a little, but still remains smooth and creamy. The only thing I would change next time is putting a little less sugar in it. It was too sweet for me but rather delicious!
Bannock Bread turned out to be a huge biscuit in a fry pan. Just flour, salt, baking powder, Crisco, and water formed into a dough and kneaded for 15 minutes (I think I gave out after 10). Then you press the dough in a large fry pan and "bake" on the stove top. Your basic biscuit but a new presentation.
p.s. Frugal Gourmet said I could use bear grease or oolichan grease (made from smelt-like fish) instead of Crisco, but I was fresh out. (I personally would love to know what it tastes like with bear grease).
Hmmm . . . bear grease, eh? Surprised you didn't have that on hand. :) My mom would make pea soup with ham, which I actually quite liked - it sounds like this soup gets the same salt & savory from the salted water and eggs. Sounds good!
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