Thursday, January 12, 2012

Thick Tomato Soup (Weight Watchers)

2 chicken stock cubes
2ozs hot water
12ozs tomato juice
2 tspns dried onion flakes
1lb marrow
pepper
few drops artificial sweetener (optional)

Method: Crumble stock cubes into water and stir to dissolve, place in large saucepan, add tomato juice, onion flakes and the peeled, cored and sliced marrow, bring to boil, cover the pan and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Pour the soup into a blender, set at high speed until smooth. Return to pan and re heat.

Season to taste.

Serves 2-3

Source: contributed by M. Brazier in S.C.N.H. [Southern Cross Nursing Homes] 1st Floor Cook Book No. 2 (?North Plympton; n.d.), p.10.
"A BIRD IN THE BUSH IS WORTH TWO IN THE TOWN."