A&W Coney Island Hot Dog Sauce

No self-respecting 4th of July cookout should be without it!

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 100
• Yields: 12 pints

Ingredients

• 5  lbs hamburger
• 2  small onions, finely chopped
• 64  fluid ounces  hunt's tomato paste
• 64  fluid ounces tomato puree
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄3 cup cider vinegar
• 2  tablespoons chili powder
• 1  tablespoon pepper
• 1  tablespoon celery seed
• 3  tablespoons salt, plus
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Brown hamburger and onions in very large skillet; drain.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer, or cook on low in a crockpot, for 3½ hours.
3. Stir frequently, as it will tend to stick.
4. This freezes well.
5. Serve with dry minced onions rehydrated in boiling water (in addition to the sauce).