Wash the peas, drain briefly and soak overnight in 2 1/2 l cold water.
Clean or peel and wash the soup greens and potatoes. Peel the onion. Dice everything. Wash the cured pork loin. Heat the oil in a large pot. Brown vegetables, potatoes and onion. Add peas with soaking water, cured pork, bay leaf and dried marjoram.
Season with pepper and bring to the boil. Simmer covered over medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring from time to time. Add the mead for the last 15 minutes.
Remove the cured pork and sausages from the soup. Remove meat from the bone and dice, cut sausages into slices. Put meat and sausage back into the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with marjoram leaves.
Drink: cold beer.