Clear Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. celery, diced
1/4 c. carrots, diced
1/4 c. onion, diced
2 Tbsp. butter
2 sprigs parsley
4 c. tomato juice
1/2 tsp. white pepper
6 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. thyme
2 c. hot consomme

Preparation

Saute celery, carrots and onion in butter for 5 minutes.
Add rest of ingredients except consomme.
Cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour; strain.
Add hot consomme; reheat.
Serve hot.