10 Steps to Canning Split Pea Soup

Step 5, Cooking Pea Mixture

You really need to stir quite often as the peas will quickly settle to the bottom. To keep down the foam, a lot at the start, it helps to put butter, (spelled margarine) on the top of the pot. We put in about an inch of a stick for our four batches. This will suppress much of the foam. You don't need to over cook. Remember you will process for 90 minutes for quarts so the soup will get cooked more in the pressure cooker.