Pickled Green Peppers
["3 lb. green, red or yellow peppers (7 to 9 large)", "boiling water", "2 1/2 c. Heinz apple cider flavored vinegar or plain vinegar", "2 1/2 c. water", "1 1/4 c. granulated sugar", "8 cloves garlic, peeled (or garlic powder or salt, 1/2 tsp.)", "4 tsp. salad oil", "2 tsp. salt"]
["Wash peppers.", "Remove seed pods and white \"seams.\"", "Cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch strips.", "Place pepper strips in bowl. Cover with boiling water.", "Let stand 5 minutes and drain.", "Combine vinegar, water and sugar in saucepan.", "Simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pack peppers into clean, hot jars.", "To each jar add 2 cloves garlic or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder or salt to your own taste.", "Pour hot liquid over peppers to within 1/2 inch of top, making sure vinegar solution covers pepper.", "Cap each jar at once.", "Process 5 minutes in boiling-water bath.", "Makes 4 pints."]
["green", "boiling water", "apple cider flavored vinegar", "water", "sugar", "garlic", "salad oil", "salt"]