how to make soup

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My mom bless her heart did some things wrong, but she did not waste

anything. She would start a huge pan of water boiling and " " blanch " " the

veggies. She would put the tomatoes in a sling and dip them in the boiling

water so that she could " slip " off the skins, then she would put the

deskinned tomoatoes in a grinding seive thingy to get all of the seeds out.

Then put the pulp into another big pot and COOK THEM DOWN, meaning she

would simmer them for days until all the water evaporated and she had this

very thick paste. She would can the paste. Which was another long process

until the lids popped. But when she wanted tomoato soup, she would take the

tomatoe paste and stir in milk and either flour or corn starch, salt,

pepper, etc and make like a tomatoe gravy. My mom never had a job, her job

was to keep up with the ranch and put by all the food. She made mushroom

soup the same way.