Creamy Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon onion — finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Pepper and/or hot sauce to taste
• 16 ounces tomato juice or tomato sauce
• 2 cups milk

Directions

Combine butter and onion in 2 quart glass microwave dish. Microwave on high for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Add flour, sugar, salt and pepper, mix well. Stir in tomato juice gradually. Microwave on high 4 minutes or until heated through, stirring once. Stir in milk gradually. Microwave on medium high 8-10 minutes or just to the simmering point, stirring every 2 minutes.