Pickled Pole Beans

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 30 to 40 fresh, young Kentucky Wonder pole beans
• Red pepper
• Cloves garlic
• Fresh heads dill weed
• Cider vinegar
• Water
• Salt

Instructions

1. Sterilize pint jars and tops and vertical pack beans. To each pint add 1/2 teaspoon red pepper, 1 or 2 cloves garlic, and 1 head fresh dill.
2. For each pint bring to a boil a solution of 1/2 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon salt.
3. Fill jars of beans with boiling solution and seal at once, preferably in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
4. Do not open for at least 3 weeks.
5. Serve as an hors d'oeuvre or condiment.