Cream of Tomato Soup Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 can tomatoes
  • 1/4 teaspoonful baking soda
  • 1 quart milk
  • 1/3 cupful flour
  • 1/4 cupful butter or substitute
  • 1 tablespoonful salt
  • 1/8 teaspoonful pepper

Directions

Put the tomatoes in a saucepan and cover them; cook at simmering temperature for about fifteen minutes. Press through a strainer and add the baking soda. Make a white sauce of the butter, flour and salt. Add the hot tomatoes slowly to the white sauce, stirring constantly. Add the seasonings. Do not heat the mixture after combining the tomatoes and white sauce. Serve.