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                         PIMENTO SWEET PICKLES

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 24                    Red sweet peppers
  1       tb           Whole cloves
  1                    Blade mace
  3                    Inch stick cinnamon
  1       tb           Allspice
  1       sm           Piece ginger root
  1       tb           Whole mustard seed
  4       c            Vinegar
  7       c            Sugar

 Wash peppers, remove seeds and membranes.  Soak
 overnight in a brine made in proportion of 1
 tablespoon salt to 1 quart water. Drain and chop
 peppers.  Heat spices, vinegar, and sugar.  Add
 peppers. Simmer 1/2 hour. Strain.  Pack peppers in
 freshly sterilized jars. Boil down the pickle sirup
 until thick and pour over peppers until jar is filled.
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