Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. lentil beans
3 onions
2 carrots
1 stalk celery
1 bay leaf
1 pinch thyme
6 peppercorns
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. fat salt pork
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 small can tomatoes

Preparation

Soak beans a few hours.
Wash and place in deep pan with all but the tomatoes and salt pork.
Cook about 1 hour, then add tomatoes and boil for 1/2 hour.
Dice salt pork and fry to golden brown; add to soup.
Before serving, add 3 frankfurters, sliced thin.