Chile Sauce

This is great added to canned pork and beans, meat loaf, or on the side as a pickle. We also like it with grilled cheese sandwiches. Mom's recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 8 pints

Ingredients

• 6  quarts  ripe tomatoes (24-30)
• 2  red sweet peppers
• 8  onions
• 1  head celery
• 2  green peppers
• 1⁄2 cup pickling salt
• 4  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1  cup vinegar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

1. Skin tomatoes, cut up
2. Chop the rest of the vegetables.
3. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pickling salt.
4. Let stand overnight.
5. In the morning drain and rinse.
6. Add sugar, spices and vinegar.
7. Cook for 1/2 hour
8. Seal in sterile jars.