Prepare in crock pot

3 lg. cans no fat chicken broth
No fat chicken broth
1 c. lentils
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 med. can no salt V8 juice.
Oil canola or butter
6 to 8 cocktail beef franks
Pieces of celery and carrots, optional
Garlic powder
2 bay leaves
3 cloves, sage
coarse ground pepper
6 allspice, whole
Salt substitute
Celery seed

Wash and drain lentils. Simmer on low with chicken broth and spice bag (cheese cloth) for several hours. Lightly brown onion and celery in canola oil. Add carrots to pot and simmer another hour, remove spice bag. Add V8 juice and small hot dogs. Simmer another 1/2 hour. Serve with garlic, Parmesan flat bread or corn bread and salad.