Dillybeans

Recipe Cuisine: Vegetables
Recipe Category: Vegetables
Recipe Serves: 10

Recipes Ingredients:

2 lb Tender Green Beans *
2 ea Bay Leaves
2 c Water
2 ea Small Onions **
2 c White Distilled Vinegar
8 ea Red Hot Peppers
1 1/2 ts Pickling Salt/To Taste
8 ea Cloves Garlic, Peeled
1/3 c Sugar
8 ea Sprigs Fresh Dill

Recipe Instructions:

* Green Beans should be the "stringless" type. ** Onions should be peeled and thinly sliced. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wash beans and snip off ends. Discard any that are wilted or discolored. In a Saucepan combine water, vinegar, pickling salt, sugar, bay leaves, and onions. Bring liquid to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Drop beans into boiling water and cook for just 5 minutes. They must still be crisp. Drain immediately and rinse in cold water. Pack beans upright in 8-ounce jars with a couple of slices of onion. Add 1 Hot pepper, 1 clove garlic, and a sprig of dill to each jar and pour Hot vinegar mixture over the beans to overflowing. Seal immediately. Makes 8 8-ounce jars. NOTE: ~---- Thinly cut carrots or other firm Vegetables may be used in place of or in addition to the beans.