Pickled Green Beans Quick Refer Style By Freda Food

PICKLED GREEN BEANS QUICKLY CANNED BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Wash and clean and snap your beans.
• 2. Cook beans for 1/2 hr over Med. Heat. Immediately Cool beans in Cold Water.
• 3. Now, Bring the water, salt, and vinegar to a boil. Fill & Pack Hot Sterilized Jars with the green beans, Pour Boiling Hot Vinegar solution over the Beans in the Jars and Seal. No Need to Process. Ready in one Month to Eat. TIP: for extra crispness of your beans, add Alum the size of a walnut to the Vinegar Mixture, before filling jars. This is a very Old Method. My Grand Parents always made.

SWEET AND HOT QUICK PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a heatproof container.
• In a pot, heat the vinegar and 2 cups water to a simmer. Take off the heat and add the mustard seeds, salt, sugar, red pepper and garlic. Whisk until the salt and sugar dissolve.
• Pour the liquid over the green beans. Let cool, and then cover and place in the refrigerator. Allow the beans to pickle 24 hours before using. Pickled green beans will keep tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS CRISPY CANNED BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Trim washed beans 1/4 inch shorter than your jars.
• 2. In a large Pan, stir together vinegar, water and salt. Add garlic bring this to a rolling Boil over High heat. To each Jar, Place 1 Sprig of Dill in the bottom, add 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes. Now pack green beans tightly into your jars so they are standing on ends.
• 3. Next; Ladle the Boiling brine into the jars over the green beans, to within 1/4 inch from the tops. Discard the garlic. Seal with lids and rings. Place Jars in Hot Water Bath, so they are Covered with 1inch of water. Simmer, but do not boil for 10 minutes, to Process. Remove from water bath. Cool to room temp. you should hear jars seal. Check to make sure they seal . . Tip:(the center of the Lids should not move nor have a dome in it.) Let Pickles Ferment about 2-3 weeks before eating. Enjoy!! This recipe makes about 6 Pints or 3 Quarts, I Use Wide mouth Jars as they are easier to Pack.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS QUICK REFER STYLE BY FREDA

Steps:

• Bring enough water to Boiling to cover green beans, add beans, cook 5 min. Drain the beans from the Boiling water. Immediately place cooked beans into Ice Water. Cool Drain beans from Ice water in collander, and set aside.
• In a sauce pan (non aluminum pan) add together; Dill seeds garlic, Mustard, sugar, pepper, salt, Vinegar and water. Bring this to a boil, and pour over the beans. Cover and keep in refer for about 8 hrs or over night. stir often as you can to mix well.
• Pack into Jars, seal with lids and rings. Keep in refer til serving time. Serve with your main meal. Keeps about 2 weeks well in refer.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS EASY BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. I arrange my washed and trimed beans standing on end in the Jars. ( TIP: easiest to lay jars on their side to pack, then stand) Make sure you add enough beans to Pack jars tight. Set Jars aside.
• 2. Bring to Boil, Vinegar and Water solution in a non aluminum pan. Add; Pickling spice, sugar and salt to the vinegar solution. Stir well to dissolve.
• 3. Use a Funnel to Pour Liquid over beans to fill jars. Fill Jars till liquid reached the Kneck of the jar or 1/2 Inch below the jar rim. Remove any air Bubbles with a knife inserted.
• 4. Place Hot Lids then rings on jars, to Seal and refrigerate. These pickles are best after 2 Weeks. Ready to serve and eat.

SPICY PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Submerge 3 pint jars on a rack in a large pot of water. Cover and bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat to low to keep jars warm until ready to fill.
• Combine vinegar, water, and pickling salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Working with one jar at a time, remove empty jars from canning pot and add 1/3 of crushed red and cayenne peppers to each. Pack green beans into jars, leaving 1/2 inch for headspace.
• Slowly pour hot brine over beans, leaving 1/2 inch for headspace. Use a clean wooden chopstick to work air bubbles out of jars. Slip in additional beans if space allows; check headspace again and add more brine if necessary to bring to 1/2 inch from top.
• Wipe jar rims, apply lids and bands (not too tightly), and return jars to canning pot. Cover pot and return water to a rolling boil. Process for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, remove pot lid, and let jars stand in the cooling water 5 minutes to help ensure a good vacuum seal.
• Move jars to a folded kitchen towel or wooden cutting board to cool completely before checking seals. Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and eaten promptly. Store sealed jars in a cool, dark place. Sealed jars are shelf-stable at least 1 year.

CRISP PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Sterilize 6 (1/2 pint) jars with rings and lids and keep hot. Trim green beans to 1/4 inch shorter than your jars.
• In a large saucepan, stir together the vinegar, water and salt. Add garlic and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. In each jar, place 1 sprig of dill and 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Pack green beans into the jars so they are standing on their ends.
• Ladle the boiling brine into the jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the tops. Discard garlic. Seal jars with lids and rings. Place in a hot water bath so they are covered by 1 inch of water. Simmer but do not boil for 10 minutes to process. Cool to room temperature. Test jars for a good seal by pressing on the center of the lid. It should not move. Refrigerate any jars that do not seal properly. Let pickles ferment for 2 to 3 weeks before eating.