MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: French Onion Soup (Mon Village) Categories: Soups, Beef, French, Cheese Yield: 10 Servings 8 md Onions; sliced 3 tb Butter 2 Bay leaves 48 oz Beef consomme 48 oz Water 3 tb HP (steak) sauce 2 tb Worcestershire sauce 1/2 c Dry sherry Salt Pepper 10 Slices (round) bread; -toasted 2 1/2 lb Mild white cheddar; sliced -thin Saute the onions, butter and bay leaves in a large skillet until the onions are transparent. Combine the onion mixture with the consomme, water, steak (HP) sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sherry, salt and pepper in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Fill each serving bowl only 3/4 full. Float a toasted bread slice on each. Cover the bread with cheese slices (about 1/4 lb of cheese per bowl). Place the bowls under the broiler until the cheese melts and turns golden brown. Serve hot. Joel Ehrlich on rec.food.cooking The Mon Village restaurant is in Hudson, Quebec, a small wealthy English enclave on the south side of the Ottawa River near Montreal. - JW MMMMM