Recipe - Virgin Onion Soup

3 lg Onions; thinly cut or sliced up
1 tablespoon Butter or vegetable
margarine
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 tablespoon Unbleached white flour
One half cup Apple cider
2 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 qt Vegetable stock
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Crushed black peppercorns;
(about 6)
2 cup Plain lowfat croutons
4 ounce Reducedfat low sodium Swiss
cheese; grated

Makes 6