Lentils

Lentils are among the most nutritious of all Vegetables. They may be made into a puree, or may be cooked in every manner in which red and white beans are cooked. On Fridays and fast days they are simply boiled over a slow fire, with a little butter, salt and pepper, and a bouquet of parsley, and an onion cut in quarters. Again, the Creoles boil Lentils with sausage, or Chaurice. Still again, they are simply boiled in salt and water, and served with a Sauce a la Vinaigrette, or a Sauce a la Maitre d’Hotel.