Mock Bisque Soup

Ingredients

• 1 can tomatoes
• 1 bit of bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ cup stale bread crumbs
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups milk
• 1 onion, stuck with 6 cloves
• ½ tablespoon salt
• 1 sprig of parsley
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup butter

Directions

1. Soak barley overnight in cold water, then drain and cook in boiling salted water until soft. Drain and add to soup.

2. Scald milk with bread crumbs, onion, parsley, and bay leaf. Remove seasonings and rub through a sieve.

3. Cook tomatoes with sugar for fifteen minutes; add baking soda and rub through a sieve.

4. Reheat bread and milk to boiling point, add tomatoes, and pour into a tureen over butter, salt, and pepper.