Joe's Sweet Pickled Banana Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb banana pepper, seeded and slicded across, so you have rings
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 large onion, halved and cut into 1-inch slices
• 6 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 sterilize 2- 1/2 pint jars.
• 2 bring the peppers,vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, and remaining ingredients to a rolling boil.
• 3 remove bay leaves unless you prefer to leave in for appearance.
• 4 place peppers in the 1/2 pint jars.
• 5 pour on the pickling juice.
• 6 bring brine to within 1/2" of the top.
• 7 be sure the edge of the jar has no juice on it.
• 8 seal in jars and leave for 2 weeks before opening.**.
• 9 **this is an heirloom method no longer recommended by the usda/nchfp (national center for home food preservation). to meet current guidelines, the filled jars should be processed in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes up to 1000 feet in elevation, 15 minutes from 1000 to 6000 feet, and 20 minutes at over 6000 feet.