Tomato Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped green peppers
1 c. sifted flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. ground cloves
1 c. granulated sugar
2 1/2 c. ketchup
2 Tbsp. ground garlic
1 c. water
1 (16 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
2 bay leaves
3 Tbsp. cooking oil

Preparation

In a frypan, place the cooking oil.
Add celery, onions and green
peppers.
Saute for 5 minutes.
Add flour, cloves, sugar, cinnamon, bay leaves and ketchup.
Mix well.
Add water and tomatoes.
Heat to boiling point; boil 5 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat and simmer another 5 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.
Serve with spaghetti, meat balls, fish,
veal
and pork.
Makes approximately 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon.