Mom's Sweet Chili Sauce

Total Time: 50 hrs Preparation Time: 48 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 quarts ripe tomatoes, peeled and quartered
• 4 cups vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice
• 2 cinnamon sticks

Recipe

• 1 put the tomatoes in a large non-reactive container or canning kettle. add 2 cups of the vinegar, stir gently, cover and let stand at room temperature overnight. in the morning drain well and discard the liquid.
• 2 in a canning kettle combine the drained tomatoes with the remaining 2 cups of vinegar, sugar, salt and cayenne pepper.
• 3 in a large square of cheesecloth tie together the cloves, allspice and broken cinnamon sticks. add the spice bag to the tomato mixture.
• 4 bring mixture to a boil, then simmer gently until thickened, about 2-1/2 hours. watch closely and stir frequently to avoid scorching.
• 5 bottle in hot sterilized jars.
• 6 process in a hot water bath: 10 minutes for 8-ounce jars or 15 minutes for pint jars.