Hot Pepper Vinegar & Pickled Hot Peppers

Here is a great way to preserve your hot peppers! Use with any hot peppers.

Chop & sprinkle these pickeld peppers over salads or on sandwiches. Use the vinegar to kick up a salad dressing.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups hot peppers (jalepenos, cayenne, hungarian, or if you are daring...habaneros!)
• 2 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1. Slice peppers in half lengthwise and arrange in 1 quart glass jars with garlic (will need about 4 jars)
2. Combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan over medium high heat.
3. Cook about 4 minutes stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves
4. Pour vinegar mixture over peppers
5. Cool to room temperature
6. Cover, refridgerate at least one week