Silver Spur Texas Smokehouse Tomato Florentine Soup

Source: Silver Spur Texas Bar-B-Que - Waukesha, Wisconsin

138 ounces tomato juice
10 ounces frozen, cooked spinach, thawed, drained, chopped
1 cup Parmesan cheese (divided)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons white pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Salt, to taste

Simmer tomato juice in pot until reduced by half, about 75 minutes. Add spinach, 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, sugar, pepper, lemon juice and thyme. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Add salt to taste. Add a little of remaining Parmesan cheese to each serving.

Makes about 10 servings, 1 cup each.