Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 14 qt. tomatoes (after coring & cutting)
• 3 bay leaves (remove before canning
• Green pepper
• 4T salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 14T flour
• 14T butter
• 8T sugar
Blended Ingredients
• 1 bunch celery
• 7 medium onions
• 14 sprigs parsley (7T fresh or 7 tsp dried)

Instructions

1. Heat tomatoes. Sieve.
2. Use a blender for "Blended Ingredients".
3. Add bay leaf and seasonings to kettle with tomatoes.
4. Rub flour & butter to paste. Add hot tomato to this slowly so it mixes well.
5. Let soup cook down if you want it thicker.
6. Bring to a boil, then can. Leave 1/4" head space. Process 40 minutes.