"This is one of my favorite pickles. I've always been a string bean lover, so I may have an innate bias. I can easily decimate an entire pint of these dilly beans in an afternoon, eating them out of the jar until all that's left is a bobbing garlic clove. They have the ability to stay incredibly crisp after many months on the shelf. When I'm not eating them straight from the fridge, I like them chopped up in tuna salad or on a cheese plate...."