Chili For A Crowd - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large (40 oz.) cans kidney beans
2 (16 oz.) cans tomatoes
2 or 3 (20 oz.) cans tomato sauce (depending on desired thickness)
3 or 4 lb. ground beef
4 or 5 c. chopped onion
2 c. diced celery
2 green peppers
6 Tbsp. chili powder or to suit one's taste
1/4 c. sugar
salt to taste
garlic powder to taste, if desired

Preparation

Brown ground beef and drain.
Add onion, celery and green peppers.
Cook for about 5 minutes and add tomatoes.
Stir often to keep from sticking.
Add chili powder and stir.
Add tomato sauce and sugar.
Cook slowly for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring fairly frequently to prevent sticking.
Serves about 20 hungry people.