Sweet Takuan

• 2 large Japanese daikon (turnip)
• 1¼ cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. MSG
• ¼ tsp. yellow coloring
• 1 chili pepper (optional)

Cut daikon into round pieces and soak in ¼ cup salt overnight. Drain and pour water. Squeeze hard. Put daikon in the jar. In the meantime boil all the ingredients and when cooked pour over the daikon. Make 1 quart. Keep in the refrigerator.