wash and pick over your peas

pour them in the slow cooker and pour the water on the top

cover and cook on high 4 hours or low for around 6--all slow cookers are different

when peas are cooked through, about 4 hours later brown the bulk sausage and bacon in a frying pan

clean and chop the carrots and celery and add them to the pan

cook and stir until the sausage is cooked through

deglaze the pan with ½ cup of water or so and scrape up all the great browned bits

pour all the sausage mix in the slow cooker and stir to combine

add the rest of the ingredients except the salt and cook for another hour or so

taste for salt after about ½ hour or so and salt as needed to taste