Tomato Soup (Mrs. B. J. Seward)

Ingredients

• one pint tomatoes canned, or four large raw ones
• one quart boiling water
• one-half teaspoon of soda
• one pint of sweet milk
• salt
• pepper
• plenty of butter
• eight small crackers rolled fine

Method

1. 1

   To the tomatoes, add boiling water and let them boil.

2. 2

   Then add soda, which will foam; immediately add sweet milk with salt, pepper, and butter.

3. 3

   When this boils, add the rolled crackers and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new home cook book (1896), page 29. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TOMATO SOUP. Mrs. B. J. Seward. To one pint tomatoes canned, or four large raw ones, cut up fine, add one quart boiling water and let them boil. Then add one-half teaspoon of soda, when it will foam ; immediately add one pint of sw^eet milk, v^ith salt, pepper and plenty of butter. When this boils add eight small crackers rolled fine

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