Clear Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups tomato juice, strained (please refer to my \"Intoxicating, Sinful, Just plain delicious MARINARA SAUCE\" recipe if you need to)
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder (I'm not sure on this measurement. I think it is right, but might be a little more or a little less.)
1 teaspoon black pepper
salt

Preparation

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook on medium heat.
Let it cook to thicken up a little and for the flavors to mature.
Serve with cheesebread or Croutons.
I make my cheesebread by taking a slice of white bread with a little mayo, and a thin slice of mozarella or cheddar cheese put under the broiler.
I make my croutons by cutting day old white bread into squares, sticking it on a cooking sheet at 350 degrees until hard. Then put into a bowl with melted butter and dry basil and oregano. Voila!