Cream Of Tomato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 fresh tomatoes, stewed in 3 cups water or 1 can tomato
• 1 small onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig parsley
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, dissolve in
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 put the tomatoes in the water and stew together with the onion, bayleaf and parsley.
• 2 if you are using canned tomatoes, simmer these with the same ingredients until onion is tender.
• 3 when tomatoes are tender, rub them through a seive.
• 4 in a sauce pan, melt butter and blend in flour.
• 5 cook until smooth about 1 minute.
• 6 add the hot tomato juice and pulp and stir until just boiling.
• 7 season with salt and pepper, cook for 5 minutes longer.
• 8 add soda.
• 9 scald the milk and just before serving add to the tomato mixture.