I followed this recipe exactly and we found it to be quite bland. If I make it again I'll add onions and sweet peppers plus more garlic -- also maybe some hot peppers.

Reviewed On: Jul. 7, 2003

Every Saturday I get blemished tomatoes free from our local farmer's market and use them to make this soup. Everyone loves it. I can't imagine leaving out the cloves -- I think that's what makes it! I use an electric stick blender to make it smooth and top it with a sprinkling of fresh grated Romano Cheese.

Reviewed On: Jul. 7, 2003

Fun to make and fun to eat. I made a few changes. I took the advice of other reviews and cut the butter in half. Instead of using a thermometer I just brought the mixture to a boil and boiled it for 4 minutes. Then I added 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and baked it at 250 degrees for 1/2 hour, stirring once while baking. This made the popcorn drier and crispier which is the way we like it.

Reviewed On: Jun. 21, 2003