Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dry lentils
1 qt. water
2 qt. basic beef stock
1 potato, peeled and diced
Parmesan cheese
2 carrots, grated
3 Tbsp. white vinegar
salt to taste
1/8 tsp. ground cloves

Preparation

Soak the lentils in the water for 2 hours.
Place (water included) in soup pot, and add the soup stock, potato, carrots, vinegar, salt and cloves.
No pepper!
Cook over low heat for 3 hours, and serve with sherry and Parmesan cheese in a bowl.