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Dillybeans

Yield: 10 servings

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

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.

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