Split Pea With Ham

Blend carrots, celery stalk and onion finely in blender. Place large ham bone with bits of ham left on it, in the pot of water. I usually add a little more water than 2 quarts you will have to do this according to taste. Add all ingredients to pot after it has been cooking 3 hours, remove ham bone and take ham off bone and return meat to pot. Discard bone. Cook additional 1 to 2 hours. If soup gets too thick, dilute with small amount of water.