Dilly Beans

• 2 lbs. young, slender, straight green beans
• 2-1/2 c. water
• 2-1/2 c. white vinegar
• 1/4 c. pickling salt
• 4 sprigs of fresh dill
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and flattened
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

1. Wash 4 pt. jars and keep them hot until needed.
2. Prepare lids per manufacturers directions.
3. Wash beans; trim stem ends so beans are 1/2 inch shorter than jars.
4. Combine water, vinegar and pickling salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
5. Keep hot.
6. In each hot jar, place 1 dill sprig, 1 garlic clove and 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes.
7. Pack beans lengthwise in 1 jar at a time.
8. Add hot vinegar mixture to cover, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
9. Release trapped air by slipping a plastic knife between the beans and the side of the jar.
10. Wipe jar rim with a clean, damp cloth.
11. Attach lid.
12. Fill and close remaining jars.
13. Process in a boiling water bath 5 minutes.

green beans, water, white vinegar, pickling salt, dill, garlic, red pepper

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=64997 (may not work)