Old-Fashioned Tomato Soup
["1 (14 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes with liquid, cut up", "1/2 tsp. baking soda", "1/4 to 1/2 tsp. garlic salt (optional)", "1/8 tsp. pepper", "salt to taste", "1 qt. milk", "2 Tbsp. butter or margarine", "chopped fresh parsley (optional)"]
["In a large saucepan, bring tomatoes to a boil.", "Add baking soda, garlic salt, pepper and salt, as desired.", "Reduce heat.", "Add the milk and butter.", "Heat through, but do not boil.", "Garnish with parsley, if desired."]
["tomatoes", "baking soda", "garlic salt", "pepper", "salt", "milk", "butter", "fresh parsley"]