Grandma Murphy's Tomato Soup

Recipe courtesy of jennypenny*

Beef Bones (if you can find them)
Stew Meat
Carrots
celery
bay leaf
pepper corns
Redpack chopped or puree tomato
Sour Cream Or Supreme Cream (a Lactose free tofu substitute)
Cornstarch

You get beef soup bones. (In the past they had a lot of meat on
them...now they are just bones - so I buy some stew meat as well.)

Put it in a large pot and cover the bones/meat with water. Add salt and bring to boil. Clear fat from top as it surfaces. Brown foam will rise to the surface clear that with a spoon.)

After clearing add, acorn pepper (peppercorns), bay leaf and celery leaves and carrots.

Simmer for about 1 hour, then add a large can of tomatoes (or two depending on the size of pot and amount of water). I use redpack chopped or puree.

Allow to simmer till the meat is fork tender.

Mix 8 oz of sour cream and stir in 2 tbsp of flour, removing all lumps. Add water to make it smooth and watery.

After meat is tender, add the slowly the sour cream mixture, stirring until broth and cream are well blended.

Bring to boil and your soup is done.