Old Fashioned Cream Of Tomato Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 2 add flour and salt, blending well.
• 3 slowly add milk, stirring constantly.
• 4 cook until mixture boils and thickens.
• 5 set aside press tomatoes through a sieve or blend until smooth.
• 6 in a soup pot, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• 7 lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• 8 pour sauce into soup, stirring constantly.
• 9 heat thoroughly before serving.