Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 bushel tomatoes, cook and run through colander
1 bunch celery
8 onions
1 pod banana pepper
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. salt
1 1/2 tsp. black pepper
6 Tbsp. parsley flakes
2 c. plain flour
4 sticks margarine

Preparation

Cook tomatoes; run through colander.
Cook celery, onions and banana pepper together.
Make a paste with some of the cooled tomato paste and the flour.
Bring all of the ingredients to a slow boil and cook 30 minutes.
Put in sterilized jars; seal.
Put jars in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
Makes approximately 12 quarts.