Pickled Okra

[jinman]

Bird, I'm surprised. The picture I posted in the original post is from the Sam's website. I'd expect the okra to be a stocked item in all Texas Sam's Clubs since it is so popular here. I bought it in Wichita Falls and got two half-gallons. I've eaten 1/3 of the first one and it will be awhile before I get to the second one. Maybe I need to bring that one to you if I'm over your way. I had a half-dozen pods with a sandwich at lunch today.:licking:

 

[Bird]

I appreciate it, Jim, but I can always get good pickled okra at the grocery store, and maybe this local Sam's Club may have it the next time I'm in there. By the way, you know the new Sam's Club they're building on University Drive in Denton is scheduled to open on Oct. 7. It's supposed to be a little bigger than the one in Lewsville. That's according to the fellow in their training center in Denton that's hiring and training new employees.

 

[jinman]

Bird, the Razor Ranch location will be a good one for Sam's. They will attract lots of folks from Decatur, Sanger, Krum, Argyle, Justin and even Gainesville by putting the store in that location. Had they chosen to put it on the Loop 288 traffic jam, it would not attract those people due to the traffic hassle. By putting the store on the west side of town, it should become our go-to store with easy in/out.

BTW: When I sold our property in Denton, one of the things I thought about was a Sam's store. My commercial realtor told me that he thought apartment developers were more likely to build there because the Sam's in Lewisville meant that it would be a long-long time before Sam's came to Denton. Well, it's 12 years later and I guess that defines what he considers a "long-long time.":laughing:

 

[Bird]

Jim, I'm looking forward to both the Sam's Club and the Walmart there. I agree, it should be a great location for them. And I do visit the Denton Walmart occasionally now, when I want something the Hickory Creek store doesn't have, like Pedro's Tamales, but the Denton store is overcrowded, the parking lot's too full, etc.

 

[Chuck52]

I'll be picking okra this afternoon, if I don't pass out from the heat. We, or at least I, haven't had our fill of fried okra yet, but DW probably won't cook it for me for a few days at least, so I figure to start collecting the pods small enough to fit pint jars starting with this picking. I only have two 50-60 foot rows that are now maybe four feet tall, so I'm getting about 60-80 pods per picking, every other day. Some of those will be too long for the pint jars, and I don't like to do less than seven jars at a time, which is a full load for my water bath canner. I wish I had some from last year so I could estimate how many pods I need for seven pints, but I figure I'll have enough by this weekend. The jalapenos and cayennes are ready and I just pulled 60 heads of garlic. I think I probably even have dill heads out there buried in the weeds. Come Sunday I hope to do the deed. My two boys could eat a pint apiece in one setting, so I store the jars in the root cellar and only bring them out for family gatherings. I better check my stock of vinegar.

Sounds like I could buy it a heck of a lot cheaper, especially if you count the visit to the emergency room for heat stroke! However, my hot garlic version is usually different enough from the commercial stuff that it gets your attention.

Chuck