Pickled Green Beans

Directions

Ingredients :

2 pounds fresh green beans

rinsed and trimmed

4 cloves garlic

peeled

8 sprigs fresh dill weed

4 teaspoons salt

2 ½ cups white vinegar

2 ½ cups water

Methods :

Cut green beans to fit inside pint canning jars.

Place green beans in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, for 3 minutes. Plunge beans into ice water. Drain well.

Pack the beans into four hot, sterilized pint jars. Place 1 clove garlic and 2 sprigs dill weed in each jar, against the glass. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each jar.

In a large saucepan over high heat, bring vinegar and water to a boil. Pour over beans.

Fit the jars with lids and rings and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.