Dilly Beans

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs green beans
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups vinegar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 4 cloves garlic, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill, divided
• 4 sprigs fresh dill, divided
• 16 peppercorns, divided
• 4 bay leaves, divided
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, divided

Recipe

• 1 cuts ends off of beans and wash thoroughly.
• 2 if beans are small, leave whole otherwise cut into 1 inch lengths.
• 3 bring water, vinegar, and salt to a boil, then add beans and cook 2 minutes.
• 4 remove beans to a paper towel lined cookie sheet.
• 5 save cooking liquid.
• 6 add 1/4 of the spices to each hot jar.
• 7 if whole, stand beans in jars and fill to within 1/2 inch of the rim with cooking liquid.
• 8 apply sterilized lids and process in water bath for 10 minutes.