Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. lentils (1/2 bag)
1 cubed carrot*
1 cubed potato*
2 stalks celery and leaves, cut up*
1 medium onion, cut up*
a little oil
garlic powder to taste
1 can tomato sauce
2 hot dogs or sausage or 1 can Vienna sausage
salt to taste

Preparation

Wash the lentils.
Place in a kettle.
Add the carrot, potato, celery and leaves and onion.
Cover with water; cook slowly for 1/2 hour.
Check occasionally.
Water may have to be added.
After the 1/2 hour, add a little oil, garlic powder to taste and tomato sauce.
Cook for 1 1/2 hours, covered.
Check; it may need additional water.
The last 15 minutes, slice the hot dogs or sausage and add.
Just before serving, add a little salt to taste (no pepper).