3 frankfurter crock Recipes

uncooked sausages or 2 1/2 lbs smoked sausage or 2 1/2 lbs bratwursts or 2 1/2 lbs frankfurters or 2 1/2 lbs bockwurst or 2 1/2 lbs polish sausage or 2 1/2 lbs mettwurst or 2 1/2 lbs other suitable sausage, bottled beer (german beer is good), onion, coarsely chopped, german mustard or 2 tbsp yellow mustard, prepared horseradish, peppercorns (or a couple of grinds of black pepper), whole dried hot red chili pepper (optional)

lentils, washed and drained, water, onion, chopped, carrots, sliced, stalks celery, with leaves, diced, garlic cloves, mashed, salt, black pepper, tomatoes, drained and chopped, frankfurters, sliced