German Potato Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs potatoes
1 large onion, diced
1 lb bacon, diced
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 cup vinegar
4 tablespoons flour
salt
pepper
celery seed

Preparation

Peel and cut up potatoes and boil until done.
Drain potatoes and add onion.
In a small pan fry bacon, DO NOT DRAIN.
In a heavy saucepan mix flour and sugar.
To the sauce pan add the water and vinegar (whisk while pouring).
Boil mixture until clear , should be approximately 5-10 minutes.
Add bacon and drippings to the clear mixture. Stir until well combined.
Pour warm mixture over potatoes and add salt, pepper, and celery seed to taste.
Serve warm.
*This is how my mom use to make it.I like it a little sweeter so I use scant amounts of salt and almost 2 cups of sugar. You can also keep this warm in a crockpot for potluck dinners.*.