Pure cream of tomato soup

 
                         PURE CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP
 
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 Serving Size  : 7    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Main dish                        Soups
                 Vegetables
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    5       tb           Butter
      1/2   c            Onion -- Chopped
    4       tb           Unbleached Flour
    4       c            Milk
      1/2   ea           Bay Leaf
    1 1/2   ts           Sugar
    1 1/2   ts           Salt
      1/2   ts           Baking Soda
    3       c            Tomatoes -- Chopped, Fresh,Can
 
   Melt the butter in a soup-pot.  Add the onion and cook
   over medium heat, stirring, until the onion is soft
   but not browned.  Sprinkle the flour over the butter
   mixture and continue to cook for an additional 2
   minutes. Slowly add the milk, bay leaf, sugar, and
   salt and continue to cook and stir until slightly
   thickened.  Stir the baking soda into the tomatoes.
   Add the tomatoes to the milk, and bring just to a
   simmer.  Remove from the heat and put through a
   strainer.  Taste and correct the seasoning.  Reheat
   before serving.
  
 
 
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