Tomato Bisque Recipe 2

Instructions

1. Chop 2 cups of fresh tomatoes; 1 pint of skimmed gravy or of strong stock; 1 cup of fine bread crumbs soaked half an hour in hot milk; 1 teaspoon of butter cooked with 1 of flour; some chopped parsley; cook together five minutes, run through a vegetable sieve; stir in the stock and the seasoning, and return to fire.
2. Simmer twenty minutes, then add the soaked crumbs and parsley.
3. Cook five minutes, stir in a little baking soda, and serve at once.
4. Canned tomatoes can be used if fresh ones are not at hand.