Hot Pickled Bologna

This is one of those easy-to-make recipes from home that you will either say "I'm going to try that some day!" or "Yuck!" And I know that a few of you can make this in your sleep, and probably do.

You're going to need:

* 3 lbs. ring bologna cut in small chunks or cooked hotdogs cut in pieces
* Quite a few bay leaves
* At least 2 tsps. salt
* 1 small can chopped pickled jalapenos
* At least 1/4 cup of sugar
* At least 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. (Some people will stir-fry the pepper and the jalapenos and the red pepper flakes for just a bit.)
* At least 1 cup of water water
* 4 cups of white vinegar
* 2 tsps. of pickling spices
* At least 2 tsps. of red pepper flakes
* At least 1 tbsp of hot sauce
* 1 large gallon jar that has been sterilized clean

Some people add peppercorns and slices of roasted red peppers.

Make this when you're home alone.

Cut your bologna in pieces so that it fits in the jar. Add 3 or 4 bay leaves in. Heat up everything else in a pot, but keep stirring it and get your sugar and salt dissolved and get everything to a boil. Adjust your seasonings and water as you cook. Pour what you have when its at a boil into the jar. Seal TIGHTLY. Let that set in your refrigerator for 4 or 5 days before eating, but shake it up every day. It can set there for two weeks and be just fine.