1/2 cup sugar
1 pt. salad oil
1 qt. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
1 oz. oregano
8 cloves garlic
1 gallon hot peppers

In a 3-quart saucepan, mix and bring to a boil sugar, salad oil, vinegar, and salt. Drop whole raw peppers into hot mixture until pepper is heated completely. Drop peppers into a jar after 1/4 teaspoon oregano and 1 clove garlic has been added into each jar. Add or fill each jar with mixture in 3-quart saucepan, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.

Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Yield: about 6 pints.