How To Prepare:
Grate green papaya and for every 8 cups of grated papaya add 1 cup coarse salt. Work with the hands and express the juice. (Wrap papaya by handfuls in a cheese cloth to express the juice better). Soak in plain vinegar overnight. The next day express most of the vinegar from papaya.
For every 8 cups of the papaya add the following:
one head garlice
20 or more native onions, sliced into thin pieces
2 red sweet pepper
2 green peppers sliced
1/2 cup sliced ginger
Mix all ingredients together and pack loosely in clean jars.
Make a syrup out of vinegar, sugar and salt:
1. For a sour pickle --- 1 cup vinegar to 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt
2. For a sweet sour pickle --- 1 cup vinegar to 2/3 cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt
3. For a sweet pickle --- 1 cup vinegar to 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt
Boil the syrup once or just long enough to melt the sugar and salt. Cool a little and pour into bottles of prepared vegetables. Remove air bubbles. Seal tightly.
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