Chop up and saute a good size onion and some carrots
rinse two pkgs of dried split peas
put a good size clove of garlic thru the press
plunk in the hambone that still has some meet on it
pour in the peas
add about a gallon of chicken broth
three bay leaves
a fair amount of fresh ground black pepper
a little ground cyanne pepper
a couple of good size potatoes cut up
simmer for a few hours stirring occationally and monitoring the liquid till the peas are soft
take out and puree half of it then recombine