Portuguese Chicken Midnight Soup

6 slices bacon 1 tsp. sugar 3 lbs. oxtails 3/4 ground cloves 1 cup flour mixed with 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 pepper 1-1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 cup celery, chopped 1 (28-oz) can tomatoes 1 cup carrots, chopped 3 large red onions, peeled and quartered 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 or 3…