Cold Dilly Beans
1 pound fresh green beans -- stem ends trimmed 2 cloves garlic -- peeled cayenne pepper -- to taste 3 large sprigs fresh dill 1 1/4 cups cider vinegar 1 1/4 cups water 2 tablespoon...
Ingredients
- 1poundfresh green beans -- stem ends trimmed
- 2cloves garlic -- peeled
- 11/4 cups cider vinegar
- 11/4 cups water
- 2tablespoons coarse salt
Directions
- 1
1 pound fresh green beans -- stem ends trimmed 2 cloves garlic -- peeled cayenne pepper -- to taste 3 large sprigs fresh dill 1 1/4 cups cid
- 2
Drain and run under cold water immediately to halt cooking
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Place 1 one clove garlic, cayenne to taste and 1 1/2 sprigs dill into each of two sterilized pint jars
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Pack beans upright into the jars, to fit within 14" of the rim
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In a non-reactive saucepan, bring vinegar, water and salt to a boil
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pour hot liquod into the jars leaving 1/4" head space
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Seal and proces the jars in a boiling-water barth for 5 minutes
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Store for at least 2 weeks in a cool, dark place before eating