Nana's Creamed Tomato Bisque

1/4 lb butter
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/3 cup flour
2 (1lb 12 oz 1 can whole tomatoes) drained and chopped
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp basil

1 tsp marjoram
1 bay leaf
4 cup chicken broth
1/2 pint whipping cream
1/2 tsp curry powder
salt to taste
1/2 tsp paprika

Melt butter in large saucepan.  Saute celery, onions and carrots until tender.  Stir in flour.  Cook 2 minutes.  Stir up constantly.  Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, marjoram, bay leaf and chicken broth.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes.  Stir up occasionally and discard bay leaf.  Puree 1/3 of mix at a time in blender.  Add cream, paprika, curry, and pepper.  Stir to blend.

My mom uses 2 14 1/2 oz cans of whole tomatoes and 2 14 1/2 oz cans of Italian style stewed tomatoes.