Dilled Green Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. whole green beans (about 4 qt.)
hot red pepper, crushed, 1/4 tsp. per pt. jar
whole mustard seed, 1/2 tsp. per pt. jar
dill seed, 1/2 tsp. per pt. jar
garlic, 1 clove per jar
5 c. white vinegar
5 c. water
1/2 c. salt

Preparation

Wash beans and drain.
Pack beans into clean, hot jars; add pepper, mustard seed, dill seed and garlic.
Combine vinegar, water and salt.
Heat to boiling.
Pour boiling liquid over beans, filling to 1/2 inch from top of jar.
Adjust jar lids.
Process in boiling water for 5 minutes.
(Jars will cool the water, so start to count processing time as soon as water in canner returns to boiling.) Remove jars and re-tighten lids if necessary.
Set jars upright several inches apart on a wire rack to cool.