Lemon Spiced Pickled Beans

A nice twist on the good old bean pickles. Pack the beans into wide-mouth pint jars lying on their sides to make it easier. Having these on hand makes it easy to make three-bean salads. From "The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preservation".

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 3 pints

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 1⁄4 cups water
• 1  tablespoon pickling salt
• 1  tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1  lb green beans, washed and trimmed to fit jars
• 1  lb  yellow beans, washed and trimmed to fit jars
• 1  tablespoon  pickling spices
• 3  slices lemon rind

Directions

1. Combine vinegar, water, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add beans, cover, and return to boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and drain, reserving brine. Return brine to saucepan and bring to boil once more.
2. Remove hot prepared jars from canner and place 1 teaspoons pickling spice and 1 strip lemon in each jar. Pack in beans and pour boiling brine into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Process filled jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.