Ingredients:

2 pounds green beans

7 hot red peppers

7 garlic cloves, quartered

3 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds

3 1/2 teaspoons dill seeds

5 cups white vinegar (5% acidity)

5 cups water

1/2 cup pickling salt

Directions:

1. Pack beans into hot jars, trimming to fit 1/2 inch from top. Add 1 pepper, 1 garlic clove (quartered), 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, and 1/2 teaspoon dill seeds to each jar.

2. Bring vinegar, 5 cups water, and pickling salt to a boil; pour into each jar, filling to 1/2 inch from top. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids; screw on bands. Process in a boiling-water bath 10 minutes. 1 3/4 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper may be substituted for hot red peppers. Add 1/4 teaspoon per jar.

Bon Appetit!