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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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