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Tomato Soup
1/2 bushel tomatoes (4 gallons) 6 onions 1/2 bunch celery sprig of fresh basil 1 pound margarine 5 T. salt 1 c. sugar 10 T. cornstarch
Cook tomatoes, onions, celery, and basil in a large soup pot until vegetables are soft. Put through a foodmill to remove seeds and skins. Return to pot, bring to a boil. Add margarine, salt, sugar, cornstarch and enough water to make a paste.
After adding above ingredients, continue cooking 1/2 hour. Bring to a boil. Pour hot soup into hot jars. Add 2-t. lemon juice for each qt. jar. Process in boiling water bath 45 minutes for qts. If you use a pressure canner, 15 minutes at 10 pounds pressure for pints, and 20 minutes at 10 pounds pressure for quarts.
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