Green Papaya Pickles

4 cups thinly sliced green papaya
1 lb. brown sugar
2 cups vinegar
1/2 dozen cloves
1/2 dozen peppercorns
1/2 dozen sticks of cinnamon
Wash, peel and seed papayas. Cut into 1/2 inch squares. Boil sugar,
vinegar and spices for 10 minutes. Add papaya. Boil together until the
papaya is tender. Remove papaya and boil syrup 10 minutes longer. Add
papaya and bottle.
Editor’s Note: This recipe is from a cook book published in 1882 by
The Fort Street Church of Honolulu.