Home-canned pie filling is a tested high-acid fruit formulation, not low-acid meat ground meat thickened in a sauce, so they're not remotely comparable. And because testing has not been done on the recipe you cite, there's no definitive answer as to whether it would be safe or not. No one here can say yes or no. If you believe it would be and want to give it a shot, that's up to you. Carol

I had to look up Demerara Sugar... "Demerara is a light brown, partially refined, sugar produced from the first crystallization during processing cane juice into sugar crystals (this process is similar to what happens with naturally evaporated cane juice). Unlike brown sugar, which has the added molasses flavor, Demerara has a natural caramel-like flavor that hasnâÂÂt been refined out. This lends warm caramel notes to whatever you add the sugar. " Mmmm... sounds good, along with the rest of your recipe Kent. Will have to try it out.

Thanks for the responses. I haven't checked in recently since we had a few days of good weather lately that I wisely used to clean up my lawn & garden, and transform my lawn tractor to snow plow. I have not checked the ph. Can I purchase a simple test kit from a hardware or Home Depot? I did taste the mixture yesterday and it tasted great. I did puree the mixture and then boiled it about 15 minutes with the vinegar. It has been in a canning jar, but at room temperature. I have not strained off the liquid from the solids, but plan to after it sits for a while. Should I keep it in the fridge? I also processed my red ripe peppers the same way about a month earlier and have already strained it. It is also very good and I'm still alive. I agee, thought, that I should test them both for ph. John

Reporting back..... Well I do not know what all your Chile Sauce taste like but my finished batch is delicious, really delicious. Made only 1/2 batch this past Tuesday, finished with approx 7-8 pints. We ate, 3 kids ate and took home, made 2# beefburger (Annie92 style) sloppy joes, leftovers sloppy joes were exceptionally good also. Yesterday I hot water bath 3 pints just for the heck of it. I catch myself going to frig with a spoon in hand just to sample. I will definitely be making again, not any 1/2 batches tho. Did I understand someone said it does not freeze well? So glad I took on the challenge, THANK YOU Sharon/Chase for the recipe.