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grandma's chili sauce

Recipe by
Connie Zuidema
Bumpass, VA

This is an old family recipe from my grandmother from when Chili Sauce had nothing to do with chili, hot peppers, etc. It is a relish which is excellent on hot dogs, brats, any roasted or grilled pork. I am posting it with the assumption that you are familiar with water bath canning. If you need further specifics on preparing jars or the water bath canner, checking for a seal, etc., check out the Ball canning website which will give you all the specific information you need.

yield 8 -10 pints
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 40 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For grandma's chili sauce

  • 18 md
    tomatoes
  • 6 md
    onions
  • 3 md
    green peppers
  • 1 bunch
    celery
  • 2 c
    vinegar
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    cloves
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    allspice

How To Make grandma's chili sauce

  • 1
    Scald tomatoes in boiling water for 3 minutes; cool in cold water.
  • 2
    Core, peel, and finely chop tomatoes. Finely chop onions, green peppers and celery and place all in very large pot.
  • 3
    Add vinegar, sugar and remaining ingredients to tomato mixture in pot and bring to boil.
  • 4
    Cook until cooked through and all vegetables are soft, approximately 30 minutes.
  • 5
    While vegetables are cooking, prepare water bath canning, bringing enough water to boil to cover pint jars with 1-2 inches of water.
  • 6
    Fill pint canning jars to within 1/2 inch of top, place lids and screw tops onto jars and place in water bath canner.
  • 7
    Process 40 minutes.

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