Pickled Dilled Okra

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 7 lbs okra pods (finger sized, no larger)
• 6 hot peppers (small)
• 4 teaspoons dill seeds
• 9 garlic cloves
• 2/3 cup pickling salt
• 6 cups water
• 6 cups vinegar (5%)

Recipe

• 1 wash and trim okra. fill jars firmly with whole okra, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
• 2 place 1 garlic clove in each jar. combine salt, hot peppers, dill seed, water, and vinegar in large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 3 pour hot pickling solution over okra, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
• 4 adjust lids and process in water bath - 10 minutes for elevations up to 1000 feet, 15 minutes for 1000 to 6000 feet & 20 minutes for elevations > 6000 feet.