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      Title: German Lentil Soup With Frankfurters
 Categories: Soups, German
      Yield: 8 servings
 
      2 md Onions; peeled & chopped
      1 cl Garlic; crushed
      2 md Carrots; peeled & chopped
      2    Celery ribs; cleaned, chopped
      2 tb Salad oil
      8 c  Water
      2 c  Lentils; washed & drained
           Bay leaf
  1 1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Pepper
      1 lb Frankfurters; sliced thickly
      2 tb Cider vinegar
 
  Saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery in heated oil in a large
  kettle for 5 minutes. Add water, lentils, bay leaf, salt, and
  pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, about
  30 minutes, until lentils are just tender. Add frankfurters and
  cook another 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
  Remove and discard bay leaf.
 
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