Zydeco Green Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 garlic cloves, sliced
6 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
3 lbs French haricots vert, trimmed to 4-inch
6 small chilies (fresh or dried, up to 12)
6 heads fresh dill or 6 sprigs baby dill
3 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
3 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons pickling salt

Preparation

Into each of six sterile pint mason jars, put 1 sliced garlic clove and 1 teaspoon mustard seeds.
Pack beans vertically into jar, adding 1 to 2 chilies, and, if you like, dill.
In a nonreactive saucepan, bring vinegar, water and salt to a boil.
Pour hot liquid over beans, covering them completely.
Close jars and refrigerate at least one month before eating.
Keep refrigerated.