Easy Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes, undrained

• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 2 medium apples, peeled,cored and diced
• 1 large onion, peeled and diced
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Use large tins (28-ounce) of plum tomatoes and do NOT drain.

2. 2

   Combine all ingredients in a large heavy pot.

3. 3

   Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thick-- about 90 minutes.

4. 4

   Tomatoes will break apart as they cook, although you can help this along by pressing them against the side of the pot with a wooden spoon.

5. 5

   Stir chili sauce often as it cooks.

6. 6

   Pour chili sauce into hot, sterilized jars and seal.

7. 7

   Process in a hot water bath if you wish, but I store these jars in the back of my fridge-- they don't take up too much room because they seem to be eaten quickly!

8. 8

   Recipe makes seven cups; I always do up 2 pint jars for my family then put the rest in 1-cup size jars to give away.