Pickled Green Beans (Dilly Beans)

"This recipe was originally my Great Grandmother's I just recently found it in my Mother's stuff after she passed away a few months ago."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
10 Jars
Serves:
40
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ingredients

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directions

  • Clean and Cut beans to fit in tall Mason Jars. (one pint).
  • Place ingredients 2-5 into each jar.
  • Add beans to jar(s) until full.
  • Bring to boil ingredients 6-8.
  • Pour boiling liquid over beans.
  • Tighten lids.
  • Process in boiling water for 5 minutes. *Correction: Processing time should be 10-15 min, not 5.*.
  • I use what ever amount of beans I have on hand and make the liquid accordingly.

Questions & Replies

  1. Did anyone answer the question yet as to how long these dilly beans need to sit before they can be opened andeaten after processing them. My beans also look wilted after 15 mins in the water bath canner. I really think I only should have processed them for a maximum of 10 mins. Could anyone give me some feedback about theirs.
     
    • Review photo by jillrickmacdonald
  2. What are the measurements for quart jars instead of pints?
     
  3. Would dill weed work instead of seed
     
  4. Hi, what kind of vinegar is best for this recipe?
     
  5. What size jars? Pint? Looks outstanding!!
     
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Reviews

  1. These are great! Dilly Beans are easy, fun, and a perfect beginning canning project. Here is a note for beginners: despite what some reviewers may post, it is NOT advisable to alter the proportions of vinegar/water/salt/sugar in a canning recipe. Canning is about chemistry; the right chemistry preserves your food...the wrong chemistry can fail to preserve the food, and people who consume it can become quite ill or worse. This is why measurements need to be exact, and recipes should come from a reliable source. Please read about proper canning practices in a publication like the Ball Blue Book.
     
  2. These were great. They were crisp and spicy, but not too spicy. These beans will become a yearly event in my house.
     
  3. This recipe was super easy. I had a ton of green beans freshly picked out of the garden and decided to use this recipe. I canned two months ago and just opened my first can. Just the right spice and taste was just right. Very happy!
     
    • Review photo by Blake R.
  4. In response to several statements about measurements. It is extremely important to follow tested & safe recipe. However, the measurement of salt, sugar and other spices do NOT preserve your food, they are only for taste. It is the vinegar and water that must NOT be changed. You can find this information in any current food and safety canning on line. A good source is the National Center for Home Food Preservation (http://nchfp.uga.edu/questions/FAQ_canning.html#17). The only time the salt and sugar is a must is when using a dehydrating such as meats. These salt and sugar answers can scare beginning canners. Many people cannot safely consume this much salt or sugar as a recipe calls for.
     
  5. I love love love this recipe and so do my teenagers........i used the left over juice along with more spices and pickled some brussel sprouts in it .......Talk about something delicous and unexpected. Wow and its hard to please a former chef!!!!
     
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  2. The last one I tried they were sweet dilly beans so they taste like pickled beets instead of pickles really not that bad but the boyfriend wanted pickles so I had to find a new recipe and i'm happy with this one
     

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