Cream of Dried Pea Soup I

Ingredients

 * 3 qts/3 l water
 * 1/2 lb/250 g dried peas
 * 1 parsley root
 * 1 carrot
 * 1 onion
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 1 teaspoon sugar
 * 1 tablespoon butter or oil
 * 1 teaspoon chopped dill
 * salt
 * cubed toasted bread

Directions

 * 1) Pick over and wash the peas and pre-soak in tepid water the preceding night.
 * 2) Then drain this water and set to boil in fresh tepid water.
 * 3) Add the onion, carrot, bay leaf, and parsley root.
 * 4) Let it boil, covered, at low temperature.
 * 5) When the peas are tender, remove the carrot and parsley root, the bay leaf, strain, then sieve the peas with the onion.
 * 6) Thin it, with a little of the strained liquid.
 * 7) Set the soup to boil again, with a tablespoon of butter or oil, sugar and salt.
 * 8) After coming to a boil, add the chopped dill. Serve with croutons.