Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried lentils
1 soup bone
2 1/2 qt. water
2 c. chopped onion
1 1/2 c. diced carrots
1 c. diced celery
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf

Preparation

Rinse lentils in cold water; drain.
In heavy 5-quart Dutch oven, combine lentils and remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Remove bone; cut meat from bone and return meat to soup.