About 4 years ago I decided I wanted to make homemade Tomato soup. I'd asked around and couldn't find anyone who'd ever made it before, or even tasted it before, so it became a mission for me to try it.

I gathered up as many ripe tomatoes as I could find in my garden, begged for some more from neighbors, and went to work on it. I de-skinned them, crushed them with a potato masher, filled a big pot and started simmering it. I stirred and stirred for hours until it had thickened up to a bit more than a perfect "soup" consistency. Then I stirred in a little milk, added a bit of salt and pepper, and tasted it. I'll tell you, I was pretty well amazed with what I ended up with...

It tasted just like Campbell's!

Ever since I've figured that Cambells Tomato Soup is about the best you'll find anywhere and I haven't felt even a twinge of need to make it myself again. (I have had an urge to make a painting of the can though