I love French Onion Soup. It is one of those little comforts that hits the spot on those days when you need something to warm you up. While the weather has not been conducive to hot soup lately, I was still craving this stuff and so I cooked up a batch.What's interesting about French Onion Soup is that it has quite a history. Originating back to ancient Rome, onion soups were plentiful because onions are cheap and easy to grow. The modern form of the soup emerged in 18th century France and was widely seen as a food for poor people (take notice college kids). Finally, the soup was revitalized in the 1960's in the United States due to an increased interest in French cooking.
