Sunday Supper Tomato Soup

Submitted by MadCity Dale

"Sunday Supper for January 31, 2016, Sandwiches, Soups & Salads. Starting our 5th calendar year for the Culinary, Cultural & Community dinners. The 2016 will be on the5th Sunday of a Month that the appear. January 31, May 29, July 31 & October30, 2016. Serving from 4 to 6pm @ WPCRC."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 10 quarts

ingredients

• 6 onions, chopped
• 1 bunch celery, chopped
• 8 quarts fresh tomatoes (or 5-6 quarts of juice)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup butter

directions

1. Chop onion& celery.
2. Place in large kettle w/ just enough water to keep them from burning.
3. While this simmers, cut tomatoes (remove stems if not using strainer).
4. Add to kettle& cook until tender.
5. Place this all through Victorio strainer (or similar).
6. Return to kettle.
7. Add sugar& salt.
8. Cream butter and flour together& mix thoroughly with two cups of COLD juice, until dissolved (or blend together in a blender), to avoid lumps of flour in the juice.
9. Add butter/flour mixture to warmed tomato juice. (Add before it's hot, to avoid lumps of flour!).
10. Stir well.
11. Heat just until hot. (If it gets to a boil, it can make the flour lumpy).
12. Just prior to boiling, turn off the burner. (It will continue to thicken as it cools.).