level of acidity. All peppers are classified as low-acid foods and have a pH of 4.8 to 6.0 depending on maturity and variety. When pickling or canning peppers, it is important to follow recipe directions carefully. Peppers preserved improperly at home have caused botulism. Never taste food that appears to be spoiled.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In 1874, a group of Cleveland women established the Women's Christian Temperance Union. This organization pressured the Ohio and federal governments to implement Prohibition. Prohibition would outlaw the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
Inspired by the crusades of praying and exhorting women who descended upon local saloons in small Ohio towns, Cleveland women in 1874 formally established the Woman's Temperance League of Cleveland. The league, which affiliated with the national WCTU in 1880, attempted to convert the drinker to temperance and Protestant Christianity.