Lentil Soup

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Yield: Serves 8-10

A number of wonderful soups can be made when you have a nice ham bone with bits of meat on it. The spicy ham, dried legumes, and fresh vegetables make filling and tasty fare.

• 1 pound lentils
• 1 ham bone
• 3 quarts water
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig thyme
• cloves, salt and pepper

Soak the lentils overnight. In the morning. put them with the ham bone, vegetables, and the seasonings in water and cook for 2-3 hours. Remove the ham bone, the bay leaf and the thyme. Skim the soup if necessary. Cut pieces of meat from the ham bone and return to the soup.

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