# The Depression menu **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735 "2020-04-14T00:43:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735/61 "2020-04-17T01:37:53Z")
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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735/62 "2020-04-17T15:12:18Z")
**aruvquan @60:** I agree with you about the Andersen’s vegan pea soup recipe. If it ain’t online, here it is straight from the Andersen’s Cookbook (Celestial Arts, Berkeley, 1988). My edits in brackets. 2 quarts of soft [huh?] water 2 cups [one pound] of green split peas 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 tsp ground [dried] thyme 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1 bay leaf, ground [not ground, just take it out before pureeing] Salt and pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in a big pot. Bring to a boil and boil hard for 20 minutes, then simmer until peas are tender [I say 2 hours, just to be safe]. Strain through a fine sieve [puree with an immersion blender]. Reheat. Makes 6-8 bowls [really only 3-4, if it’s going to be a meal]. [Of course, the soup is much better if you start it off with a smoked hock, a hambone, or a couple of smoked pork neckbones. Just saying.] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735.md?page=3)