Okra Pickles

Recipe Cuisine: Pickles
Recipe Category: Pickles
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

3 1/2 lb Small okra pods
3 c Vinegar
4 Cloves garlic
1/3 c Canning salt
2 sm Hot peppers, cut in half
2 ts Dill seed
3 c Water

Recipe Instructions:

Pack okra firmly into Hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Put a Garlic clove and half a pepper in each jar. Combine water, vinegar, salt and dill seed and bring to a boil. Pour Hot liquid over okra, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: about 4 pints. Note: When cutting Hot peppers or seeding, use rubber gloves to prevent burning hands. From: The Ball Blue Book Shared By: Pat Stockett