Lemon Spiced Pickled Beans
- 2 12 cups cider vinegar
- 1 14 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
- 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.
- 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.
cider vinegar, water, pickling salt, sugar, green beans, yellow beans, pickling spices, lemon rind
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-spiced-pickled-beans-503288 (may not work)