Dilly Beans

Ingredients

• 2 pounds  green or wax beans or mix
• 1/4 cup  canning salt
• 2 1/2 cups  cider vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups  water
• 4 cloves  garlic
• 4 heads  dill
• 1 teaspoon  hot pepper flaxes or hot peppers

Instructions

1. Combine salt, vinegar, and water in a pot. Bring to a boil.
2. Trim and pack beans into hot jars lengthwise leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
3. Add hot pepper or 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes to each jar along with a clove of garlic and a head of dill.
4. Ladle hot liquid over the beans leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
5. Process in hot water bath 10 minutes.