Hot Pickled Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 pounds young tender okra, no pod over 4 inch long
    4 cups water
    2 cups acid strength (5%) cider vinegar
    1/2 cup uniodized salt
    6 jalapeno peppers
    6 cloves garlic
    6 heads dill (the flower)
Preparation
    Leave okra whole, without stemming, but pierce with a fork. Bring water. vinegar and salt to a boil.
    Pack okra lengthwise into 6 sterilized hot pint jars.
    To each jar add 1 jalapeno, 1 clove garlic and 1 head dill.
    Pour boiling vinegar into each jar within 3/4 inch of jar top.
    Process in water bath 5 minutes.
    Seal jars. Let stand 3 to 4 weeks before serving.

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