Tomato Soup Without Meat

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons nice dripping
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons butter, rolled in flour
• Pepper to taste
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 small cup hot boiled rice
• 1 quart boiling water

Directions

1. Fry the onion in the dripping in a soup pot until reddish-brown.

2. Add the tomatoes and stir until very hot.

3. Pour in the boiling water and add the parsley.

4. Stew for 30 minutes, then strain, rubbing the tomato through a sieve into the liquid.

5. Return the liquid to the pot, season, and bring to a boil.

6. Stir in the floured butter, then add the rice after a minute.

7. Simmer for 10 minutes and then serve.