This chili sauce recipe has so many uses.

You can obviously use it as a relish on hamburgers or hot dogs.

How about flavoring your next meat loaf with some of this sweet chili sauce recipe?

Or serve it as a side sauce with beef or pork.

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 4 hours

Ingredients:
10 pounds medium tomatoes
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped green pepper
2 small hot peppers, minced (optional)
1 cup honey
3 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
2 cups vinegar (5% acidity)

Directions:
Peel, core and chop the tomatoes. Combine the tomatoes, onions, peppers, honey and salt in a large Dutch oven. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.

Tie the pickling spices, celery seeds and mustard seeds in a cheesecloth bag. Add the bag to the tomato mixture. Simmer for another 45 minutes, uncovered, stirring often.

Stir in the vinegar. Simmer another 2 hours, uncovered.

Remove the spice bag. Quickly spoon the sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch of head space. Cover immediately with metal lids and screw on bands. Process in a boiling water bath for 35 minutes.

Makes 3 pints.