Green Beans-Canning-Hot Pack - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 - 3 lbs young tender green beans
1 teaspoon salt
4 -5 cups boiling water

Preparation

Wash beans.
Drain.
Trim ends and remove strings.
Cut into 2 inch pieces.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Pack into clean hot jars leaving 1 inch head space.
Add salt.
Ladle boiling water over beans-again leaving 1 inch head space.
Remove bubbles.
Wipe rims and adjust 2 piece caps.
Process quarts 25 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.
**If you wish to can in pints use 1/2 t salt and process 20 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.