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Summer Cooking : Pickled Okra

PICKLED OKRA

4 or 4 1/2 lbs. sm. okra pods
7 cloves garlic
7 hot peppers
7 tsp. dill seeds
1 qt. vinegar
1 c. water
1/2 c. pickling salt

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

GARLIC OKRA PICKLES

3 lbs. fresh whole okra pods, 3 to 4 in.
3 c. water
1 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. pickling salt
2 c.cloves garlic, minced

Thoroughly wash the fresh okra; drain well. Pack the okra pods into hot clean pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
In a sauce pan combine the water, white vinegar, pickling salt and minced garlic. Bring the mixture to boiling. Pour the hot liquid over the okra pods in the jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.

Prepare jar lids according to the manufacturers directions. Wipe jar rims, adjust lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes. (Start timing when the water returns to boiling.) 4 pints.

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