Lentil Stock Recipe

• ½ pound lentils
• 3 quarts cold water
• Small piece of bay-leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion

1. Wash the lentils; soak them in one quart of water overnight.
2. Tie them in muslin and put them into a saucepan with the water in which they were soaked plus two quarts. Add the salt.
3. Bring to boiling point; skim.
4. Add the onion and bay-leaf; boil for two hours.
5. Take out the lentils and strain.

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