Banana Pepper rings

Ingredients

• clean and destemmed banana pepper, sliced
• 6-9 cloves garlic (2-3 per quart)
• 3 3/4 pinches alum (1 1/4 per quart)
• 1 quart vinegar
• 2 quarts water
• salt
• 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

1. 1

   place pepper rings packed tightly in jars, add garlic, divide alum between quart jars.

2. 2

   In large pan put one quart vinegar, 2 quarts water, salt to taste and 1/4 cup sugar.

3. 3

   Bring this mixture to boil.

4. 4

   Boil flats in water.

5. 5

   Pour boiling mixture over pepper rings in jar, put on flats and rings.

6. 6

   Let cool and check to make sure they seal.