There's a soup for every mood, temperature, and palate. To "stir the pot" and get your brainstorming started, we've rounded up 41 of the best recipes.

Stir the ham into the soup and cook until the ham is warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the pepper, vinegar, and scallion tops. Notes .

Ham and bean soup. Prep: 15 minutes. Cook: 2 hours, 45 minutes. Servings: 12. Note: Adapted from a recipe by Susan M. Selasky, Detroit Free Press. Stock: ...

Discard the trimmings and herbs, but throw those ham hocks back into the soup pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and let cook for two to three hours, stirring periodically.

Add the ham bone/ham hock and diced ham, stirring until starting to brown. Add drained peas, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, the 12 cups of water, bay leaves and thyme.

Split Pea Soup and Easter's leftover ham bone make for delicious soup. Split Pea Soup with Ham. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 2 carrots, chopped. 2 ribs celery, chopped. ½ Vidalia onion, chopped.