Published Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:16 PM

Pickled green beans make nice finger food

Dear Lisa: I have really enjoyed your recent columns on food preservation (figs and spiced peaches).

Could you provide one more recipe? I would love to know how to make pickled green beans. -- Suzy

Dear Suzy: Pickled green beans are nice served as an hors d'oeuvre or on a relish tray.

You'll want to let them cure in the jar for at least 3 weeks before serving them.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS

* What you'll need:

Fresh, young green beans

Red pepper

Cloves of garlic, peeled

Fresh heads dill weed

Cider vinegar

Water

Salt

* How to do it:

Sterilize pint jars and tops and vertically pack beans. To each pint add 1/2 teaspoon red pepper, 1 or 2 cloves garlic, and 1 head fresh dill.

For each pint, bring to a boil a solution of 1/2 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon salt. Fill jars of beans with boiling solution and seal at once. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Do not open for at least 3 weeks.

* Lisa Fritz, a longtime Bryan food and nutrition educator, answers readers' questions about food, cooking and recipes. Her e-mail address is cheflisa525@yahoo.com.

---

Notice about comments: Theeagle.com is pleased to offer readers the ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. Theeagle.com cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not theeagle.com. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click "report abuse" and we will review it for possible removal. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website. Full terms and conditions can be read here. The Eagle is proud to offer our users enhanced commenting features. You can now build user-to-user connections, follow friend's recent posts, add an avatar that fits your personality, and more. If you have posted here before you’ll need to sign up again and if you’ve never posted start now by signing up!.