Diet Cream Soup Base

Directions

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   Ingredients ---WHITE SAUCE--- 3 1/2 tablespoon milk, instant powder 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch 1 1/4 cup water, cold ---tomato--- 8 oz toma

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   OTHER OPTIONS: Regular recipes use about 1 1/2 tb butter and 1 1/2 tb flour per cup of milk for a medium white sauce

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   5 oz evaporated milk plus 5 oz water plus 1 tb corn starch 1 cup soy milk plus 1 tb corn starch 1 cup skim milk plus 1 tb vegetable oil plus

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   Stir constantly in the top of a double boiler until the sauce thickens and simmers, then cook ten minutes

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   A medium saucepan set in a larger saucepan of simmering water works, too

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   Fresh tomatoes may be cooked with onion and seasoning, allowed to cool and pureed in a blender to make the sauce

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   If the tomato mixture is colder, add a little of the hot white sauce to bring it to the same temperature

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   This prevents curdling when the red mixture is gradually added back into the pot with the white sauce