Tasty Marinated Vegetables

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 small head cauliflower, broken into florets
• 3 medium carrots, grated
• 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cans (7 ounces each) white or shoepeg corn, drained
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) French-style green beans, drained
• 1 can (14 ounces) bean sprouts, drained
• 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained and halved
• 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained