Dilly Beans

(Courtesy of Mary Kay Greiber)

Ingredients:
Green beans
1/4-1/2 c. salt, to taste
2 c. vinegar
1 large onion, diced
1-2 garlic cloves, to taste
4-6 dill hearts
1 tsp. mustard seeds

Directions:
Trim green beans and place standing up in jars.  Add the onion, garlic, dill hearts and mustard seeds (evenly divide among jars).

Boil 1 1/2 quarts water, salt and vinegar.  Pour the boiling mixture over the beans.  Store at room temperature for 3 days then refrigerate up to a year.