PROMERSBERGER FAMILY RECIPES
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Tomato Basil soup-Maryana Vollstedt (From the big book of soups)

3 tbsp butter 1/2 cup minced onion 1/2 tsp minced garlic 3 tbsp flour 2 cups chicken broth 3 lb tomatoes 3 sprigs parsley 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp fresh thyme 1 tsp dried basil (or 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil) 1/4 tsp paprika 1 bay leaf 3 drops tabasco ground pepper

Instructions: Saute the butter, onion, and garlic until tender. Stir in flour and blend until bubbly. Add stock (2 cups water and 2 tsp better than boullion) and stir. Add remaining ingredients, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.