Tackee David's Split Pea with Ham Recipe

Place the peas and water into a large soup pot over medium heat; bring to a boil boil for 2 minutes and set aside off the heat to cool for 1 hour.

Place the ham bone into the pot with the peas and stir in onion marjoram thyme garlic powder and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat reduce heat to a simmer cover the pot and simmer for 2 hours stirring occasionally. Remove the ham bone and cut as much ham as possible from the bone; chop the ham and return to the soup. Stir in celery. Discard ham bone. Bring soup back to a simmer and cook for 45 more minutes stirring occasionally. Season to taste with salt.