Grandma O'Connor's Chili Sauce

• 30 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 8 medium onions, diced
• 3 sweet green peppers, diced
• 2 sweet red peppers, diced
• 2 cups celery, diced
• 3 cups regular white vinegar (or cider, if preferred)
• 2 12-3 tablespoons salt
• 2 12 cups brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons mixed pickling spices (tied in a bag of cheesecloth)

1. Use only firm, ripe, red tomatoes.
2. Scald skin, peel and chop tomatoes into large preserving kettle.
3. Peel and dice onions.
4. Dice peppers and celery.
5. Add to tomatoes and pour in remaining ingredients.
6. Bring to a rapid boil; simmer, uncovered, until thick - about 3 1/2 hours.
7. Pour into sterilized jars.
8. Place lid tops and screw bands on and boil again for 10 minutes to pressurize and seal jars (you will know jars are sealed properly when the tops curve inward).
9. Yields about 8 pints (12 500ml jars).
10. Note: Prep time isn't included in the cooking time stated.

tomatoes, onions, sweet green peppers, sweet red peppers, celery, regular white vinegar, salt, brown sugar, mixed pickling

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandma-oconnors-chili-sauce-230496 (may not work)