Pickled Okra problems... help.

[opiemaster]

I tried a pickled okra recipie that I found on the internet last year that was very good, but when we opened the jars to eat them, the juice was like a syrup and of course the okra was slimey, but good. The jars were all sealed tight, and the recipie called for a water bath for 15 minutes, any idea as to what made them be slimey and the juice syrup?

 

[journey11]

When I first planted okra a few years ago, I found out they naturally make slime when you boil them in water. Something in the okra, probably starch. I don't know, maybe they need to be brine pickled? I don't think you could process them any less than 15 minutes. Wouldn't want to play around with that. I've never had pickled okra that was slimey before, store-bought at least.

 

[vfem]

When I first planted okra a few years ago, I found out they naturally make slime when you boil them in water. Something in the okra, probably starch. I don't know, maybe they need to be brine pickled? I don't think you could process them any less than 15 minutes. Wouldn't want to play around with that. I've never had pickled okra that was slimey before, store-bought at least.

You may want to do a search and read any of the recipes that say not to water bath. I'm sure someone out there has info on how to do them so they don't slime. I'm guessing pressure canning is more likely to be the way to go.

 

[ducks4you]

I agree that 15 minutes sounds too short a time, even for tomatoes, and I give my tomatoes 25 minutes. We need to talk, because I'm going to be pickling my okra, too, soon.