Pickled Beans

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs green beans
• 1/4 cup canning salt
• 2 1/2 cups vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (you can omit if you want too)
• 4 teaspoons instant minced garlic or 4 garlic cloves
• 4 heads dill, divided

Recipe

• 1 trim off ends of beans.
• 2 combine salt, vinegar and water in large pot.
• 3 bring to boil.
• 4 pack beans lengthwise into hot jars, leave 1/4 inch headspace.
• 5 add 1/4 teaspoons red pepper flakes, 1 clove garlic or 1/4 tsp dry minced garlic, 1 head of dill to each pint jar.
• 6 ladle in hot liquid into jars.
• 7 remove air bubbles hint: (i use a chop stick) put on two-peice caps.
• 8 place in hot water bath.
• 9 process pints for 10 minutes.