Pickled Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. tender, fresh okra
5 pods hot red peppers or green peppers
5 garlic cloves, peeled
1 qt. white vinegar
1/2 c. water
6 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. celery and mustard seed
additional bell peppers and sugar to taste (optional)

Preparation

Wash okra and pack loosely into sterilized pint jars.
Put 1 hot pepper pod and 1 garlic clove in each jar.
Bring remaining ingredients to a boil.
Pour over okra and seal.
Let stand eight weeks before using.
If pepper pods are not available, use 1/4 teaspoon of crushed, dried
hot red pepper for each jar.