CANNING Dilly Beans the EASY WAY Nobody Tells You!

white vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note while maintaining acidity.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness, while brown sugar provides a deeper flavor.

Wash beans, and trim ends off.

Measure beans to within 1/4″ from the rim of pint jars and snip them to size.

Combine salt, vinegar and water in a large saucepot.

Bring to boil.

Pack beans lengthwise into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.

Add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 clove garlic and 1 head dill to each pint jar.

Add 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 2 cloves garlic and 2 heads dill to each quart jar.

Ladle hot liquid over beans, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.

Remove air bubbles.

Adjust two-piece caps.

Process pints for 10 minutes and quarts for 20 minutes in a boiling water canner.

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