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                              Savory Lentils

Recipe By     : Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes 1931
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          dried lentils
   1      quart         water
   2      teaspoons     salt
   1      large         onion -- chopped fine
     1/2  cup           olive oil -- or bacon fat
                        tabasco sauce -- few drops

Pick over the lentils, wash them thoroughly, add the water, and soak overnight.
  If the water is dark and strong-flavored in the morning, discard it and add a
 quart of fresh water and the salt.  Simmer the lentils in a covered pan from 3
0 to 40 minutes, or until tender but not broken.  Drain the lentils, and return
 1 cup of the liquid to them, or if necessary and enough water to the liquid to
 make 1 cup.  cook the onion for a few minutes in the olive oil or bacon fat, a
dd the lentils, cook for a few minutes, and stir gently so that the lentils are
 not broken.  Add a few drops of tabasco and more salt if needed.  Serve hot.

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