Bacon Salad Dressing

3 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chicken soup base (optional)
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 pound bacon (6-7 strips), chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 up flour

Combine water, sugar, vinegar, salt, soup base and pepper. Heat to boiling. In a separate pan brown bacon. Remove bacon to water mixture. Fry onions in bacon fat until soft but not brown. Add flour and let it bubble up to 2-3 minutes. Add this roux to hot water mixture. Stir until smooth. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve warm over mixed greens such as iceberg lettuce, red leaf lettuce, spinach, endive and a little shredded red cabbage.

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