French Onion Soup
["3 to 4 medium onions", "3 Tbsp. butter", "1 Tbsp. flour", "3 c. vegetable/chicken stock", "dash of cloves, marjoram and ginger", "bay leaf", "4 slices French bread", "grated cheese"]
["Finely chop onions.", "Melt butter in a thick saucepan.", "Add onions and brown slowly and well.", "Dust in flour and pour in stock.", "Simmer for 1/2 hour; add seasonings and bay leaf.", "Put French bread at the bottom of a casserole.", "Pour on the boiling soup.", "Dust thickly with the grated cheese, then set in 350\u00b0 oven for 10 to 15 minutes to brown.", "Serve very hot."]
["onions", "butter", "flour", "vegetable/chicken stock", "ginger", "bay leaf", "bread", "grated cheese"]