Csw's Chili Sauce

• 7 12 lbs chopped ripe tomatoes (about 30 medium)
• 2 12 cups chopped & peeled cooking onions (6 medium)
• 2 12 cups chopped bell peppers (4 green & 2 red)
• 3 cups celery, sliced
• 2 12 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons pickling salt
• 4 cups cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 3 tablespoons whole allspice

1. Blanch & Peel:.
2. 7 & 1/2 pounds ripe Tomatoes(about 30 medium).
3. Chop OR put though food chopper, & then measure:(I chop mine).
4. 2 & 1/2 cups peeled onions(6 medium).
5. 2 & 1/2 cups seeded red & green peppers(4 green & 2 red).
6. Finely dice & measure:.
7. 3 cups celery.
8. Put these in a large preserving kettle (enamel preferred).
9. Add:.
10. 1 &1/2 cups white sugar.
11. 2 tablespoon pickling salt.
12. 4 cups cider vinegar.
13. Tie in a cheesecloth:.
14. 1 tablespoon whole cloves.
15. 3 tablespoons whole allspice.
16. Add "spicebag" to ingredients; bring to a boil & cook uncovered over moderate heat for 2 to 2 & 1/2 hours, stirring frequently.
17. This mixture should get fairly thick as it cooks down.
18. Remove the spice bag; ladle into sterilized sealers and seal immediately.
19. (I have never done the boiling water bath with this recipe & have never had any problems with the sauce spoiling.
20. My recipe was made up 48 years ago before anyone did the "bath" method -- lolol).
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22. Yield: 5 pints.

tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, celery, white sugar, pickling salt, cider vinegar, whole cloves, whole allspice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/csws-chili-sauce-432773 (may not work)