Pickled Hot Peppers
["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"]
["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."]
["peppers", "boiling water", "vinegar", "water", "sugar", "garlic", "salt"]