Homemade French Onion Soup
["3 Tbsp. butter", "1 Tbsp. olive or cooking oil", "about 1 1/2 lb. or 5 to 6 c. thinly sliced yellow onions", "1 tsp. salt", "1/2 tsp. sugar", "3 Tbsp. flour", "2 qt. hot beef bouillon*", "1 c. red or white wine", "1 bay leaf", "1/2 tsp. sage", "salt and pepper to taste"]
["*You may dilute canned bouillon with 2 cups of water."]
["butter", "olive", "salt", "sugar", "flour", "hot beef bouillon", "red", "bay leaf", "sage", "salt"]