Freezer Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 lb. plum tomatoes
• 1 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil or cooking oil
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 to 2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 fresh red cayenne chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped (1/2 tsp.) or 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (optional)
• 2 Tbsp. snipped, fresh oregano or 2 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. snipped fresh thyme or 1 to 2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed