Old Fashion Tomato Soup(My Mother'S Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large onion
small amount of oil and butter
1 heaping Tbsp. flour
1 pt. water
1 pt. tomatoes (home can if possible)
black pepper and salt to taste
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. milk

Preparation

Cook onion in oil and butter, but do not brown.
Stir in flour (do not brown); add water and tomatoes.
Add pepper and salt and sugar.
Cook slowly until thickened.
When soup is thick, add milk and heat until piping hot (do not boil).
Serve with crackers or cornbread.