Spicy Clear Tomato Soup

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Spicy Clear Tomato Soup

 

2 1/2 lbs. ripe fresh tomatoes

1 1/2 cups water

8 stalks celery, chopped

2 carrots, sliced

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, seeded, chopped

5 whole cloves

salt and freshly ground pepper

2 tsps. sugar

2 tbsps. fresh lemon juice

 

Cut up the tomatoes and put them, with the water, into a soup-pot. Add the

celery, carrots, onion, green pepper, and cloves. Bring the soup to a boil,

reduce the heat and add the salt and pepper to taste, and sugar. Simmer,

partially covered, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon

juice. Strain, (Note: You can put the vegetables in the food processor and then

sieve the juice out of the chopped veggies using the back of a wooden spoon).

Correct the seasonings and serve either hot or cold.

 

 

 

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