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Tomato Soup

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Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Yield
4 servings.
Category
Soups, Stews, Chowders
Course
Soup
Preparation Method
Boil
Simmer
Sources
The Country Innkeepers' Cookbook

There’s nothing special about this recipe’s ingredients, but they all come together somehow to produce a lovely classic tomato soup. We’ve never tasted better.

To make this delightful soup even better, try using fresh tomatoes straight from your garden.

Ingredients
3 cups peeled tomatoes, fresh or canned and drained
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pint milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
flour (optional, for thickening)

Instructions

  1. Bring the tomatoes to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Mash the tomatoes with a potato masher.
  2. Add the baking soda. Let the foam subside and add milk, salt, pepper, and butter.
  3. Heat, but do not boil, and serve immediately.

Optional: If you would like the soup to be thicker, add in a couple teaspoons—one at a time—of flour to the pot, whisking and tasting until you achieve the desired consistency.

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Comments

<span>Denise T</span> Thu, 01/23/2025 - 09:48
I'm assuming that you don't drain the tomatoes after boiling, but you don't state how much water is used in the boiling.
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Fri, 01/24/2025 - 10:12

Hi, Denise. You will need to drain the tomatoes after boiling and then add them back into the pot to mash them.

 <span>Gloria</span> Sun, 01/12/2025 - 11:30
What is the purpose of adding baking soda
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Mon, 01/13/2025 - 09:39

Hi, Gloria. The baking soda will cut down on the acidity and improve the flavor of the soup.

 <span>Naomi</span> Thu, 10/12/2023 - 08:48
It's nice to know that I can make a lovely tomato soup without flour, as most recipes I've seen call for it. As stated in the post, flour can be added if one wants a thicker soup, but that is not a requirement for my personal taste, especially since I cannot have grain products in my diet at this time.
<span>Saber</span> Thu, 01/23/2025 - 06:40
Naomi - Instead of flour, use tomato powder. Tomato powder is made from the skins of the tomato which are dried either in a dehydrator or in your oven, until completely dried and then powdered. You can then use it in different dishes instead of flour for a thickening agent. It actually gives a slight tomato taste when used, so remember than when you use it in your recipe. In the tomato soup, you will not notice the tomato powder like you will notice the flavor of raw flour.
<span>Gary Kujat</span> Tue, 08/29/2017 - 15:23
The tomatoes are ripening on the vines I tried your recipe and discover one ingredient missing and that is flour, It thickens the soup nicely