Pickled Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 lb. okra (small or medium)
8 c. cider vinegar
1 c. water
1/2 c. salt
10 cloves garlic, peeled
10 hot red peppers
10 tsp. dill seed
10 tsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Wash okra and brush lightly with nylon net or brush to remove \"fuzz\".
Trim okra stems without cutting too close.
Sterilize 10 pint jars and keep hot until ready to use.
Combine vinegar, water and salt and bring to a boil.
Into each jar, pack okra in two vertical layers.
The first layer should be packed with stems down; the next with stems up.
Also add to each jar 1 clove garlic, 1 hot red pepper, 1 teaspoon dill seed and 1 teaspoon mustard seed.
Pour hot vinegar over okra and seal.
Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.
Let stand several weeks before opening.