Ingredients

• 1 T. butter or margerine
• 1 lg. onion, chopped
• 3 C. chicken broth (much less)
• 1 1/2 lbs. fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, & chopped
• 4 C. canned tomato puree
• 1 lg. stalk celery, chopped
• 4-6 sprigs of parsley
• 1 T. sugar
• 1 tsp. dried basil (or 2 tsp. fresh)
• 1 tsp. dried marjoram
• salt, freshly ground pepper