Dillybeans

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Title: Dillybeans
Categories: Vegetables, Beans
Yield: 10 servings

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

* Green Beans should be the "stringless" type.
** Onions should be peeled and thinly sliced.
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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:
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Thinly cut carrots or other firm vegetables may be used in place of or in
addition to the beans.

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