Chili Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 quarts ripe tomatoes
• 6 green peppers, seeded
• 1 tablespoon dried hot peppers or 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 6 large onions
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups cider vinegar (or less)
• 3 tablespoons coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard

Recipe

• 1 use a large porcelain or stainless kettle.
• 2 scald, peel and quarter tomatoes.
• 3 put peppers, pepper pods, and onions through a food grinder.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and simmer slowly until thickened, about 3 hours.
• 5 stir frequently to prevent scorching, and do not scrape bottom of pan.
• 6 add salt if needed.
• 7 put sauce in sterilized pint jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes, 20 minutes for quarts.
• 8 tip: i mix this in my porcelain canning kettle, then separate it into two heavy stainless steel pans to cook. there is less chance of scorching when cooking a smaller quantity, and a heavier-bottomed pan helps, too.