fire and ice salad

Ingredients

• 2-3 large ripe tomatoes
• 2 large cucumbers, peeled in "stripes" (alternately peel strips and leave strips for a "stripe" effect)
• 1 large red onion, sliced in long, thin strips
• 1 large yellow or orange bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 large anaheim peppers or 1 large green bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon grated horseradish (not prepared horseradish)
• - fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• - dried red pepper flakes, to taste