Ingredients:

•      2 lbs    Smoked Ham cubed
•                 Ham Bone if available
•        1 lb    Lentils
•    2 cups    Potatoes
•     ½ cup    Carrots
•   1¼ cup    Onions, diced
•            2    Bay Leaves
•  3 cloves    Garlic, minced or Granulated Garlic
•   12 cups    Water
•        2-4     Knorr Vegetable Bouillon cubes*
•                   Dash of Thyme
•                   Pepper to taste
•                   Vegetable Oil

Directions:

Saute onions with a little vegetable oil in a stock pot.
Sort and rinse lentils.
Peel and dice potatoes and clean and sliver carrots.
Add all the ingredients to the stock pot except for the bouillon cubes.
Bring to a boil.
Then add 2 bouillon cubes, stir and simmer for about 1½ hours.
Taste the broth to see if it needs more bouillon.

*It all depends on the type of smoked ham, its strength of flavor and saltiness.
Add more bouillon if needed.

Remove bay leaves and ham bone before serving.