Homemade Tomato Soup - Day 13

Tonight, when I woke up I decided to try something different. Making my own tomato soup. A 1-quart can of tomato juice is only 99 cents, so I could make a huge batch for not much more then $1. Which would translate into well less then $1/day once served up.

To make it in the microwave, I started with the "white sauce" (if making it by stove top, this portion is made separately and then stirred into the rest.

• 2 Tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 2 Tablespoons Floor
• dash of season all
• 1 cup milk

Melt butter (about 30-40 seconds in microwave), stir in floor until paste like. Slowly add milk stirring until well blended. Add Season all (or salt and pepper
if you prefer)

Then add

• 2 cups of tomato juice
• 1 cup of water.

Stir together then add sugar to taste.

Estimated cost: 52 cents with crackers (38 cents w/o).