Pickled Hot Peppers

Name: Pickled Hot Peppers
Ingredients: 2 lbs. 3-5 inch hot peppers or sweet banana peppers; boiling water; 2 1/2 c. vinegar; 2 1/2 c. water; 1 c. sugar; 8 cloves garlic; 2 tsp. salt

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Ingredients

2 lbs. 3-5 inch hot peppers or sweet banana peppers
boiling water
2 1/2 c. vinegar
2 1/2 c. water
1 c. sugar
8 cloves garlic
2 tsp. salt

Directions

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Wash peppers thoroughly. Cut off stem end only, trimming longer peppers to fit jar. Place peppers in bowl cover with boiling water. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain. Combine vinegar, water and sugar in saucepan. Heat to boiling, then simmer 5 minutes. Pack peppers in clean hot jars. Add to each jar 2 cloves garlic, and salt. Pour simmering liquid over peppers to within 1/2 inch of rim, making sure the liquid covers peppers. Place lids on jar at once. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 4 pints.