Categories: Soups/stews 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      1 c  Dried chick peas                    1 tb Olive oil 
      6 c  -Cold water                         1 ts Salt 
      2    Onions,thinly sliced            
  
  	   Lemon juice or wine vinegar 
   
  1. Wash and soak chick p[eas overnight in water to cover. The next day, 
  rinse and drain. In a 4-quart saucepan, bring 6 cups of water to a boil and 
  add the chick peas. 2. Remove the froth, then add the onion and olive oil. 
  Simmer until tender, about one to two hours. Add salt at the end and hot 
  water (not cold), if needed to make more stock. 3. Serve hot with lemon 
  juice or vinegar. Makes six servings. 
   
  Nutritional analysis per serving: 80 calories, 3 grams protein, 2 grams 
  fat, 12 grams carbohydrates. via Karen Mintzias, I-Cooking