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.
The appearance of the women's movement in the United States is usually dated to the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. In Britain a number of women's pressure groups appeared around. 1858-59 under the leadership of Barbara Leigh Smith and Bessie Rayner Parkes whose associates were known as 'the Ladies of Langham Place'.