Pickled Okra

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups vinegar
• 5 cups water
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 3 lbs okra pods, washed,with stems removed
• 2/3 lb baby onion, peeled
• 6 cloves garlic
• 6 small hot chili peppers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 make a brine with vinegar, water and celery seeds.
• 2 boil in a stainless steel pot or enamel.
• 3 pack okra firmly in hot, boiled jars.
• 4 in each jar add 4 onions, 1 clove garlic and 1 chili pepper if using.
• 5 pour boiling brine over veg leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• 6 process for 15 min in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
• 7 let stand for 2-3 weeks before serving.