DILLY BEANS RECIPE

OK, this isn't my recipe, I've never eaten dilly beans, and this isn't even a picture that I actually took!
But when my friend Kelly mentioned them, I just had to Google it and they look and sound delicious!  I'm going to try this soon, and I'll make sure I post my pictures of the results....

Here is a recipe I found online that I think I will use:

Dilly Beans in jars

• INGREDIENTS:
  
  
  2 pounds fresh green beans, rinsed and trimmed
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 8 sprigs fresh dill weed
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups water
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• Cut green beans to fit inside pint canning jars.

Place green beans in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 3 minutes. 

Plunge beans into ice water (this stops the cooking) and then drain well.

Pack the beans into four hot, sterilized pint jars. Place 1 clove garlic and 2 sprigs dill weed in each jar, against the glass.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each jar.

In a large saucepan over high heat, bring vinegar and water to a boil.
Pour over beans.

Put the lids and rings onto the jars and process for 10 minutes
in a boiling water bath


You can also just put these in the jars and keep them in the refrigerator without canning/processing them, they will last a few weeks, just eat them and keep them refrigerated.
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Can't wait to try this and see how it tastes.  It certainly seems pretty easy, as canning goes.

And if I can make preserves and jams and salsa, how hard can this be?  Famous last words!

I'll keep you posted....