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green beans

Hi all! The other day someone posted a question on green beans. The
following recipe is a x-post. Hope it's what you were looking for.
Cheers, bk

    Quick Pickled Green Beans

Recipe By     :Cooking Light
Serving Size  : 8     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pickled Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2             Pounds  Fresh green beans
  2               Cups  Water
  2               Cups  Cider vinegar
  2        Tablespoons  Sugar
  4          Teaspoons  Dill seeds - crushed
  2          Teaspoons  Dry mustard
  1           Teaspoon  Pepper
     1/4      Teaspoon  Crushed red pepper
     1/2      Teaspoon  Salt
  2             Cloves  garlic - crushed

Wash beans; trim ends, and remove strings.  Place beans into a large
saucepan of boiling water; cook 5 minutes.  Drain and plunge beans into
ice
water; drain again.   Place beans in a large, shallow, nonmetal dish; set
aside.

Combine 2 cups water and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan; 
bring
to a boil.  Pour mixture over beans; cover and marinate in refrigerator 8
hours, stirring occasionally.

Store in refrigerator up to 1 week, stirring occasionally.


Yield:
  "8 Cups"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 23 Calories; trace Fat (3.6%
calories
from fat); trace Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 136mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0
Fat;
1/2 Other Carbohydrates.




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