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Title: Soupe a la Tomate
Categories: Appetizer
Yield: 4 -5 people

1 lb Fresh tomatoes
1 sm Onion
1 l Water
1 tb Brown sugar
1 tb Butter
2 tb Flour
Salt, pepper
Basil leaves
Thyme
1 Blender or electric mixer

In a large pan, melt the butter and add the onions diced. Wash and cut the
tomatoes into small pieces. Mix tomatoes into the pan. Stir. After a minute
pour the flour and stir. Then add the water slowly and keep stirring. Add
the salt and pepper, the basil leaves and thyme. Let it cook slowly over
low heat for about one hour. Then pour into the blender and liquify the
soup. Now it is ready serve. As is customary with French meals, this is
served as a seperate dish. It could be the first course of a meal. Posted
to FOODWINE Digest 23 Mar 97 by Peter Viola
on Mar 24, 1997