Pickled Dilled Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lbs okra pods (finger sized, no larger)
6 hot peppers (small)
4 teaspoons dill seeds
9 garlic cloves
2/3 cup pickling salt
6 cups water
6 cups vinegar (5%)

Preparation

Wash and trim okra. Fill jars firmly with whole okra, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Place 1 garlic clove in each jar. Combine salt, hot peppers, dill seed, water, and vinegar in large saucepan and bring to a boil.
Pour hot pickling solution over okra, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process in water bath - 10 minutes for elevations up to 1000 feet, 15 minutes for 1000 to 6000 feet & 20 minutes for elevations > 6000 feet.