Cream Of Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. butter
3/4 c. chopped shallots
3/4 c. gin
9 c. canned diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp. dried basil
1 1/2 bay leaves, crushed
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. seasoned salt
3/4 tsp. salt
2 c. cream
2 c. half and half

Preparation

Melt butter in soup kettle.
Add shallots and saute until lightly browned. Add gin and reduce by 3/4. Add rest of ingredients except cream and half and half. Simmer 30 minutes. Add cream and half and half and heat through. Do not boil.