Pickled Vegetable Medley for Winter II

Description
In Romanian: Zacusca pentru iarna II

Ingredients

 * eggplants
 * oil
 * peppers
 * vinegar
 * tomatoes
 * salt
 * sugar
 * ground pepper and juniper berries

Directions

 * 1) Slice the eggplants crosswise, salt and let drain for 1 hour.
 * 2) Then fry in oil on both sides.
 * 3) Wash the peppers, quarter them, remove seeds and scald in vinegar, letting them sit in the hot vinegar for 10 – 15 minutes.
 * 4) Then remove and drain well.
 * 5) In a glass jar, arrange one layer of fried eggplants, one layer of peppers.
 * 6) Repeat this procedure until the jar is ¾ full.
 * 7) Fill the balance with boiled and strained tomatoes to which you added salt, a little sugar, ground pepper and juniper berries.
 * 8) Leave 2 inches empty space at the top.
 * 9) Tie with a double layer of cellophane and boil in the double boiler for 25 minutes.
 * 10) Let cool in the water in which they boiled.
 * 11) Keep in a cool and dry place.