Pickled Okra

About the only thing that has been growing recently in my garden seems to be okra. Although I do like a nice dark-roasted well-seasoned okra, I've had a bit much for that enjoyment daily. I decided to pickle some. I've never tried that before so we'll see how it turned out. Check out my pretty pickled okra. 

These are the leftover, too big okra. Still pretty.

pickled

My mother and I had our first experience with pickled beets. We have both recently become big fans of pickled beets, especially on salads. When I was able to harvest quite a few I decided to try our very own pickling of beets! I decided to leave out the cinnamon and cloves that are in most pickled beets because I prefer them plain but here's our easy process:

Boil whole until tender

Slice off top and bottom and peel. The peeling should come right off.

Mother opted for the gloves to avoid pink hands.

So beautiful. It only slightly looked like we
massacred something on the countertop.

We only had 5 pints and wanted to avoid water bathing,
so this trick seals the lids and they will be fine in the fridge for a good while.