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Chilie sauce recipe that was not brought over by now dead ancestors

Now because Google is a finicky creature this is where I should be posting long stories of how this Chilie (yes that is how it was spelled) was written down by my great-great-grandmother after smuggling it into the United States. The truth is my family background is primarily German, Swiss, and Polish (with a tiny bit of Irish). I don’t think spicy existed in their lexicon- well outside of mustard and horseradish. The honest truth? This recipe came from a recipe card box I bought at Amvets. So no fancy story today.

Chilie Sauce

  • 24 tomatoes (ripe)
  • 2 green peppers (sweet)
  • 2 red peppers (hot)
  • 8 onions (medium)
  • 1 quart vinegar
  • 8 tbsp. sugar
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 1 ¼ tsp dry mustard

Tie in piece of cheesecloth

  • 1 tbsp. ground allspice
  • 4 tsp allspice
  • 1 large cinnamon stick
  1. Peel and cut up tomatoes.

  2. Chop onions and peppers.

  3. Combine the other ingredients.

  4. Cook mixture until thick, stirring frequently for about 1½ hours.

  5. Pour in sterilized jars.

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