Oh, how I wish I'd seen this recipe while my father-in-law was still alive. He loved French Onion Soup. I made it for him once, shortly after I got married. The whole apartment complex smelled like onions for 2 days, but Ralph was really touched, and that soup forever cemented the bond between us. That was before I knew how to properly caramelize onions. If I had made this recipe, he might have loved me even more!