Chili Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 lbs ripe tomatoes
• 3 red bell peppers, chopped
• 3 green bell peppers, chopped
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 dried hot red chili peppers, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 peel, core and chop tomatoes.
• 2 combine tomatoes, peppers, celery, onions and garlic in a large pot.
• 3 bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• 4 stirring often cook for 45 minutes.
• 5 tie the spices in a cheeseckloth bag and add to tomato mixture.
• 6 add the sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, and hot pepper.
• 7 bring to a boil cook uncovered until thick-this depends on the amount of water/juice in your tomatoes and the altitude your cooking at.
• 8 add the vinegar and boil the sauce until it has thickened to the desired consistency.
• 9 discard spice bag.
• 10 pour into hot sterile jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 11 process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
• 12 adjust times for higher altitudes.
• 13 see chart.