Dillybeans Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. * Green Beans should be the "stringless" type. ** Onions should be peeled and thinly sliced.
2. Wash beans and snip off ends.
3. Discard any that are wilted or discolored.
4. In a saucepan combine water, vinegar, pickling salt, sugar, bay leaves, and onions.
5. Bring liquid to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Drop beans into boiling water and cook for just 5 minutes.
7. They must still be crisp.
8. Drain immediately and rinse in cold water.
9. Pack beans upright in 8-ounce jars with a couple of slices of onion.
10. 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.
11. Seal immediately.
12. Makes 8; 8-ounce jars.