"When pickling beans, Diana recommends starting with white-seeded beans; brown-seeded beans will stain the water; a no-no for prize winning...."
INGREDIENTS
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Enough green beans, trimmed (and snapped, if desired), to fill about 7 pint jars
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2 heads of dill or 1 teaspoon dill seed for each jar
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1 clove garlic for each jar
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1 piece of hot red pepper or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper for each jar
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/2 cup pickling salt
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1 quart vinegar
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1 quart water
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3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices