Pickled Okra

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

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   Wash okra well. Drain and set aside. Place 1 clove

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   garlic and 1 hot pepper into each of 7 hot

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   sterilized pint jars. Pack jars firmly with okra,

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   leaving 1/2 inch head space; add 1 teaspoon dill

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   seed to each. Combine vinegar, water, and salt in a

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   large saucepan; bring to a boil and pour over okra.

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   Screw metal bands on tightly. Process 10 minutes in

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   a boiling water bath. Let pickles stand at least 5

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   weeks before opening. This is really hot. You may

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    want to cut the amount of spices used.