Cream Of Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. canned tomatoes
1 Tbsp. minced onion
2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 bay leaf
1 clove
2 Tbsp. melted butter
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Combine tomatoes, bay leaf, onion and clove.
Cover.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Rub through sieve.
Combine butter and flour.
Add to tomato mixture.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Add slowly to cold milk.
Heat to boiling.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve at once. (Sieving step can be omitted.
Just remove bay leaf and clove.) Serves 4.