Dilly Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs. young, slender, straight green beans
2-1/2 c. water
2-1/2 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. pickling salt
4 sprigs of fresh dill
4 garlic cloves, peeled and flattened
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

Preparation

Wash 4 pt. jars and keep them hot until needed.
Prepare lids per manufacturers directions.
Wash beans; trim stem ends so beans are 1/2 inch shorter than jars.
Combine water, vinegar and pickling salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Keep hot.
In each hot jar, place 1 dill sprig, 1 garlic clove and 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes.
Pack beans lengthwise in 1 jar at a time.
Add hot vinegar mixture to cover, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Release trapped air by slipping a plastic knife between the beans and the side of the jar.
Wipe jar rim with a clean, damp cloth.
Attach lid.
Fill and close remaining jars.
Process in a boiling water bath 5 minutes.