Onion Soup: French Style

      3 lb Onion; peeled
    1/2 c  Butter
  1 1/2 ts Pepper, black
      2 tb Paprika
      1    Bay leaf
    3/4 c  Flour
      3 qt Beef bouillon
      1 c  Wine, white
      2 ts Salt
    1/2 lb Swiss cheese
           French bread

Slice onions, 1/8 inch thick. Melt butter, place onions in it, saut# slowly for 1 1/2 hours in a large soup pot. Add all other ingredients except bouillon, wine and salt, saut# over low heat 10 minutes more. Add bouillon and wine and simmer 2 hours. Adjust color to a brown with caramel coloring or liquid browning sauce. Season to taste with salt. Put in refrigerator overnight. To serve: Heat soup. Fill ovenproof casser#le or individual oven- proof bowls with 1 cup soup, top with 3 one-half inch slices of French Bread and top with a slice of imported swiss cheese (Gruyere preferred). Place under broiler to brown, approximately 5 minutes at 550 degrees.


Yield: 8 Servings