Thanks Caroleena

While Tabi is closed for next two months we'll just have to make our own coffee and:

Swan Drug and Cafe's Tomato Dill Soup:

5-6 ripe tomatoes (canned may be substituted)
2-3 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp minced green onions
2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 c chopped fresh baby dill, divided
salt and pepper to taste
4 c.chicken stock
4 c. milk
4 tbsp flour
1 cup sour cream (minus 2 tbsp reserved for dumplings)

Dumplings (recipe follows)

Peel tomatoes, then cut inot small chunks and put in bowl. Sprinkle with sugar; set aside.
In a large kettle, melt butter. Add green onions; saute until golden brown. Add parsley, 1/4 cup dill and all of the tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add chicken stock; simmer for 30 min. In a bowl, using a wire whip, mix milk with flour until smooth. Slowly pour flour/milk mixture into soup, stirring. Simmer slowly. Drop dumplings by level teaspoonful into soup; boil gently until dumplings come to top.

To serve, place a spoonful of sour cream in each bowl. Pour soup and dumplings over sour cream and sprinkle top of each serving with remaining dill. Makes 6-8 servings.

Dumplings
2 tbsp sour cream
1 egg
1/2 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
pinch pepper
Mix all ingredients in bowl until thoroughly blended.

Respectfully submitted,
One who used to make malts and dole out donuts