"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:03:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Gary" > wrote in message
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Have you ever made your own? What do you put in it? I have decided to
>>>> try
>>>> making my own. Found a recipe that calls quite simply for tomato
>>>> sauce,
>>>> brown sugar, vinegar and allspice.
>>>
>>> That sounds a little plain to me but it might be what you like. I've
>>> actually never used allspice so I don't even know what flavor that
>>> provides.
>>> Chili sauce normally (?) contains some heat too....chili peppers of some
>>> sort. When I want to try something new, I usually look at *several*
>>> recipes, pick and choose ingredients, and my final result is often a
>>> combination of many. You might have to try several times to get exactly
>>> what
>>> you love. Good luck. Let us know if you come up with a good mix.
>>
>>My prefer red brand is the HoMade.
>
> Shouldn't that be HoeMaid?
>
> Wouldn't it be simpler to just buy bottled chile sauce, and doctor it
> to suit. And there are many no sugar added chili sauces out the
> http://organicvillefoods.com/product...c-chili-sauce/
> And lots of no sugar recipes:
> http://www.gfedge.com/2011/10/thai-s...auce-low-carb/
>
> I don't like any of the brands of bottled chili sauce, every one I've
> tried is sickening sweet slop with lots of chems. I always make my
> own... and how does one define chili sauce anyway... varieties are
> infinite. If you have a blender you can make chili sauce... I don't
> add sugar per se, I use fresh fruit for sweetening... red seedless
> grapes are a fine sweetener, but can use an apple, a plum, a peach,
> whatever is in season, even watermelon... and in summer I always have
> a glut of vine ripened tomatoes, hot peppers, and other veggies...
> I'll make up a big bowl of fresh salsa and puree some with whatever
> additions I feel like at the moment for basting. I think uncooked
> sauce works better for basting too, less chance of burning.

Simpler, yes. Cheaper? No. I already have all of the ingredients.