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tomato soup, home made

(1 rating)
Recipe by
deb baldwin
blanchard, ID

This is the best homemade Tomato Soup. If you grow tomatoes, this is the recipe to try. This takes about 1/2 bushel of tomatoes. I got this recipe from a good neighbor and friend, Cindy Roth.

(1 rating)
yield 7 to 8 pints
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For tomato soup, home made

  • 10 qt
    tomatoes, chunked
  • 6
    onions, chopped
  • 1 tsp
    celery seed
  • PASTE
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1/4 c
    salt (non iodized) and pepper
  • 1 c
    margarine or butter

How To Make tomato soup, home made

  • 1
    Cook tomatoes, onions, and celery seed until soft. Put through a colander.
  • 2
    Paste: Mix sugar, flour, salt & pepper, and margarine (or butter). Stir and mix like pie dough. Add small amount of juice to make a thiner paste
  • 3
    Stir into tomato juice and bring to a boil. **Add lemon juice. Cook for 2 minutes. *Put into pint jars and water bath for 5 minutes *(I checked on the time for this day and age, and the recommended time has changed to 30 minutes.) **(They also recommend adding 7 to 8 teaspoons of lemon juice for more acid.) To serve: Bring to a simmer and serve. Add a little cream or milk to make it creamy or a dollop of sour cream to float on top of the soup.

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