dilly beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups water
• 1 cup pickling salt
• 6 cups distilled white vinegar
• 8 heads fresh dill weed
• 1/2 cup pickling spice
• 1/2 cup mustard seed
• 8 dried red chile peppers
• 16 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 teaspoon alum
• 5 pounds fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• sterilize 8 (1 pint) jars in boiling water for at least 5 minutes.
• combine the water, pickling salt and vinegar in a large pot, and bring to a boil. when it begins to boil, reduce heat to low, and keep at a simmer while you pack the jars.
• in each jar place the following: 1 head of dill, 1 tablespoon of pickling spice, 1 tablespoon of mustard seed, 1 dried chile pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1/8 teaspoon of alum. pack beans into the spiced jars in a standing position.
• ladle the hot brine into jars, leaving 1/2 inch of space at the top. screw the lids the jars, and process in a hot water bath for 6 minutes to seal. store for at least 2 weeks before eating.