Pickled Okra

Pickled Okra is a wonderful thing!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 1-100
• Yields: 7 Pints

Ingredients

• 4 1⁄2 lbs  small  okra pods
• 7  garlic cloves
• 7  hot peppers
• 7  teaspoons  dill seeds
• 1  quart vinegar
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄2 cup pickling salt

Directions

1. Wash okra well. Drain and set aside. Place 1 clove
2. garlic and 1 hot pepper into each of 7 hot
3. sterilized pint jars. Pack jars firmly with okra,
4. leaving 1/2 inch head space; add 1 teaspoon dill
5. seed to each. Combine vinegar, water, and salt in a
6. large saucepan; bring to a boil and pour over okra.
7. Screw metal bands on tightly. Process 10 minutes in
8. a boiling water bath. Let pickles stand at least 5
9. weeks before opening. This is really hot. You may
10. want to cut the amount of spices used.