Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce

• 12 cup cider vinegar or 12 cup distilled white vinegar
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minces (about 1 tablespoon)
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes (preferably Thai)

1. In a small saucepan bring vinegar to a boil.
2. Stir in sugar and simmer 5 minutes.
3. With a mortar and pestle or in a bowl with back of a spoon pound or mash garlic to a paste with salt.
4. Add red pepper flakes and combine well.
5. Stir garlic paste into vinegar and cool.
6. Sauce keeps, sealed in a jar and chilled, 5 days.
7. Serve sauce at room temperature in individual condiment bowls for dipping.

cider vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, hot red pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sweet-dipping-sauce-239287 (may not work)