Cream Of Pea Soup Recipe 1

Pour enough water over the peas to cover them well. Let the peas soak for half an hour, then drain.

Put the peas in a saucepan with a pint of water and boil until they become soft.

Rub through a colander and add the sugar.

In another saucepan, cook butter with flour.

Pour in a pint of rich milk and, when it is thickened, add the pea puree.

Cook for a minute, season to taste, the turn into a heated tureen.

Drop a handful of dice of fried bread on the soup just before serving.