This is my mother's recipe. A little different but we love it.
3 quarts of water
1 ham bone (never tried ham hocks but I'm going to)
1 bay leaf
1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery- diced
1 lb. split peas
Cook for about 2 hours
Add 2-3 diced potatoes and cook 30 minutes
Add drop dumplings and cook 5 minutes more
Recipe for drop dumplings
6 Tablespoons of flour,1 egg, tiny bit of water to make a thick paste, (consistency should be sticky)
Drop small amounts off of teaspoon into soup.