Title: Mom's Jersey Fresh Tomato Soup
Categories: Jersey fres, Soups
Yield: 6 Servings

2 lg Onions, finely sliced
4 Bacon strips, cooked
Crisp and crumbled
1 1/2 tb Butter
6 Red ripe Jersey Tomatoes,
Peeled, cored and chopped
2 tb Tomato paste
3 Lemon rind strips
4 c Chicken stock
1 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Thyme (dried)
1 ts Basil (dried)
Salt and pepper to taste
Croutons for garnish
Fresh basil sprigs
For garnish

Saute onions in butter about 5 minutes until tender and golden. Add
tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon rind, chicken stock, bacon and herbs. Bring
to boil, reduce to simmer until tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
Remove lemon rind. Cool soup, then puree in blender. Strain puree. Reheat
before serving. Garnish with croutons and basil sprigs.

Source: Jane Camarota. This recipe won in the soup catagory of the "Jersey
Fresh Cookoff".
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #266

Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 02:50:53 -0400

From: Bill