Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 quarts tomatoes, chopped (about 8 pounds)
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 cups green peppers, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon, ground
• 1 tablespoon allspice
• 1 tablespoon clove
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups vinegar

Recipe

• 1 this will take a large kettle and you should use one that is fairly heavy so that the heat will be evenly conducted throughout with no hot spots.
• 2 tomatoes have a terrible tendency to "catch" and burn and if that happens, your entire batch can be spoiled.
• 3 in the kettle combine all of the ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil over high heat and then immediately reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sauce is thick enough for your taste. this will take from 1 to 3 hours depending on how much juice the tomatoes contained.
• 5 stir regularly and often while the sauce is cooking.
• 6 when the sauce is thick enough, pour the hot chili sauce into prepared bottles and process in a boiling water bath canner.
• 7 chili sauce should be processed for 15 minutes.