Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3 cups tomato juice or V-8
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2–3 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- saltine crackers or oyster crackers (I prefer the oyster crackers because they stay crisp longer)
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Â Then whisk in the flour until smooth.
- Add the tomato juice or V-8 and stir until it thickens.
- Next whisk in the soda  followed by 2 cups of milk, sugar and salt. Cook until heated though. Taste the soup at this point and if you like it creamier, add the additional cup of milk.  Divide into 4 bowls and serve with crackers.
