Spicy Dilly Beans (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

01 - 3 pounds green beans.
02 - 2 1/2 cups white vinegar.
03 - 2 1/2 cups water.
04 - 4 tablespoons pickling salt.
05 - 5 medium cloves garlic.
06 - 5 teaspoons dill seed.
07 - 5 teaspoons red chile flakes.

# Instructions:

01 - Prepare boiling water bath and 5 pint jars. Simmer lids in small saucepan.
02 - Wash and trim beans to fit jars, cutting in half if needed.
03 - Combine vinegar, water, and salt in saucepan and bring to boil.
04 - Pack beans into jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Add 1 garlic clove, 1 teaspoon dill seeds, and 1 teaspoon chile flakes to each jar.
05 - Pour hot brine over beans leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles with chopstick.
06 - Wipe rims, apply lids and rings, process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

# Notes:

01 - Let pickles sit 1 week before eating.
02 - Use dill seed not dill weed.
03 - Makes 5 pint jars.

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