Cut lamb into 2-inch pieces, add to shortening in heavy kettle; brown well. Add water, lentils, salt, bay leaf, parsley, chopped onion, carrots, and garlic. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 2 hours or until meat and lentils are tender. Add whole onions, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cover and continue to cook the stew until vegetables are tender. Yield: 6 servings.

From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern Country Cookbook>, by the editors of the 'Progressive Farmer Magazine'. Downloaded from Glen's Mm Recipe Archive, http://www. Erols. Com/hosey.