Mom'S Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 qt. tomatoes
7 medium onions
4 stalks celery
14 sprigs parsley or 7 tsp. flakes
3 bay leaves
14 Tbsp. flour
14 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. salt
8 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Wash and cut tomatoes.
Chop onions, celery, parsley and bay leaves.
Add to tomatoes, cooking until celery is tender.
Press through sieve or blender.
Rub flour and butter into a smooth paste, thinned with tomato juice.
Then add to boiling soup.
Add remaining ingredients.