French Onion Soup

Directions

1. 1
   Finely chop onions.
2. 2
   Melt butter in a thick saucepan.
3. 3
   Add onions and brown slowly and well.
4. 4
   Dust in flour and pour in stock.
5. 5
   Simmer for 1/2 hour; add seasonings and bay leaf.
6. 6
   Put French bread at the bottom of a casserole.
7. 7
   Pour on the boiling soup.
8. 8
   Dust thickly with the grated cheese, then set in 350° oven for 10 to 15 minutes to brown.
9. 9
   Serve very hot.