Dilly Beans

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 4 pints

Ingredients

• 2  lbs green beans
• 2 1⁄2 cups water
• 2 1⁄2 cups vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup salt

• Spices

• 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

Directions

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.