Pickled Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. okra
3/4 tsp. mustard seed
pinch of tarragon
2 hot dry chili peppers
4 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. salt (uniodized)
2 tsp. dill
3/4 tsp. celery seed
5 small cloves garlic
2 1/2 tsp. alum
1 c. water

Preparation

Divide okra into 5 pint jars.
Leave short stem (stem down in first layer, then vice-versa).
Divide dill, garlic, peppers and alum amount jars.
Combine rest of ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil.
Pour over okra and seal jars.
Allow to pickle at least 2 weeks before serving.