Dilly Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. green beans
2 heads fresh dill, trim off stems or 1/2 tsp. dry seeds (dill)
1 tsp. cayenne pepper or dry red chilies
4 cloves garlic (medium to large)
2 1/2 c. water
2 1/2 c. white distilled vinegar
1/4 c. salt

Preparation

Pack beans lengthwise into hot, sterile pint jars (wide-mouth), leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
To each pint, add 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or dry red chilies, 1 clove garlic and head of fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dill seed.
Combine remaining ingredients and bring to boiling.
Pour over beans, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Adjust caps tight.
Process pints for 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
Yields about 4 pints.