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TO PREPARE JUICE.
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Place washed and quartered tomatoes (I use Roma) in large blue roaster.
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Fill roaster 3/4 full with tomatoes.
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Place in oven and bake at 325F for 75 minutes.
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Stirring once.
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Let cool, slightly.
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Place the tomatoes through cone shaped strainer to remove the juice.
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TO PREPARE SOUP.
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In a heavy stock pot over medium heat saute onions, celery and garlic in butter until transparent.
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Add tomato juice, tomato paste, sugar, pickling salt, basil, thyme, pepper and Mrs.
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Dash seasoning.
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Simmer 20 minutes.
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Stirring occasionally.
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Add 1 teaspoons of lemon juice to each sterile quart sealer.
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Ladle soup into jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
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Process in hot water bath 10 minutes.
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SEAL.
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TO SERVE SOUP.
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Pour 1 quart sealer into heavy sauce pan.
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Add 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon.
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Bring to a boil.
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Add any ONE of these, depending on taste.
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1/3 cup whipping cream.
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2/3 cup creammilk.
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1 cup milk.
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Mix one of the above with 3 tablespoons flour.
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Add to tomato soup stirring constantly until thickened.
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OPTIONS.
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Add 1 cup cooked pasta.
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Add 1 cup chopped chicken.
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Add 1 cup cooked mixed vegetables.
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Add 1 cup cooked rice.
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OR any of the above combined.