Banana Pepper Rings - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

place pepper rings packed tightly in jars, add garlic, divide alum between quart jars.
In large pan put one quart vinegar, 2 quarts water, salt to taste and 1/4 cup sugar.
Bring this mixture to boil.
Boil flats in water.
Pour boiling mixture over pepper rings in jar, put on flats and rings.
Let cool and check to make sure they seal.