Go ahead and prepare the cornbread and put in the oven. (Set the timer.)

Run the stewed tomatoes through a food processor to puree, or use a stick blender to mince well. When I was a young bride, I used my hands to “mush” them as well as possible. (My kids would not eat it if the tomato chunks were very large.) Some people like the chunks and prefer not to puree or much the tomatoes as well as I do. When you are finished, set aside.

Using a soup pot: Fry the slices of bacon until crisp. Remove and set on paper towels to drain.

You are going to use these drippings to sautee the onion. “Eyeball” the amount of bacon drippings and decide if you can pour some off. I usually do pour off about half of it.

Next, sautee’ the onion until transparent.

Add the mushed / pureed cans of tomatoes and the tomato sauce. Cook at medium high heat. Bring to a foaming boil.

Add two cups of milk and observe that it will look like it has curdled. Reduce to low heat for a few minutes and it will begin to mix well and become smooth in appearance.

Put about two tablespoons of cornstarch in a cup or glass. Add about three tablespoons of water and mix well. Add the ¼ cup of water to the cornstarch mix and stir well. Pour into the soup and thicken it to your liking. Add water if you get it too thick and cook a few minutes longer.

Use plenty of black pepper to season and salt.

Set the pot on the table and crumble up the bacon on top of it, or put the bacon in a bowl for adding at the table.

Serve with, or over, lots of cornbread. This recipe makes about a two quarts of soup. How cheap and easy was that!

It reheats well and will put Vitamin C into your diet.

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Final Notes from Brenda…

This was the first edition of my newsletter. Bear with me, but let me know what you think. I will open the ability to comment on this newsletter. Constructive criticism is welcome!

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