Recipe - Moms Jersey Fresh Tomato Soup

2 lg Onions, finely cut or sliced up
4 Bacon strips, cooked
Crisp and crumbled
1 One half tablespoon Butter
6 Red ripe Jersey Tomatoes,
Peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoon Tomato paste
3 Lemon rind strips
4 cup Chicken stock
1 teaspoon Sugar
One half teaspoon Thyme (dried)
1 teaspoon 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 MMRecipes Digest V3 #266

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

From: Bill gfx4tv@acy.digex.net