Mustard Wax Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs yellow wax beans, cut in 1 inch lengths
• 4 cups boiling water
• 3 cups vinegar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vinegar

Recipe

• 1 cook beans in boiling water until just tender.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 heat first amount of vinegar in large pot until it boils.
• 4 measure next 8 ingredients into bowl.
• 5 stir well.
• 6 gradually stir in remaining vinegar to make a smooth paste.
• 7 stir into boiling vinegar until it returns to a boil & thickens.
• 8 add beans stir gently, return to a boil.
• 9 fill hot sterilized jars to within 1/2" of top.
• 10 place sterilized metal lids on jars & screw metal bands on securely.
• 11 for added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. makes 4 pints this was taken from the company's coming preserves cookbook.