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43. Tomato soup is best homemade

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 02:39 PM

Oct 2018

The canned versions are too sweet and flat. Too thin, too. Also, goes so well with grilled cheese sandwiches made with cheddar and good bread. The panini press does a good job of building an outside crunch while melting the cheddar.

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