Mrs. Wages® Dilled Green Beans Refrigerator or Canning Mix

• 2 ½ lbs fresh whole green beans
• 2 ½ cups Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar (5% acidity)
• 2 ½ cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pouch Mrs. Wages® Dilled Green Beans Mix

PREPARE & PROCESS home canning jars and lids according to
manufacturer’s instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.

WASH green beans and trim tips. Place green beans in a large nonreactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Cover green beans with water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes; drain.

COMBINE drained green beans, Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar,
water, sugar and Mrs. Wages® Dilled Green Beans Mix in a large nonreactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Bring to a boil. Reduce heatand simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

PACK hot green beans loosely into hot jars, leaving ½-inch headspace.
Evenly divide hot pickling liquid among the packed jars, leaving ½-inch
headspace. Remove air bubbles, wipe rim and cap each jar as it is filled.
If more liquid is needed for proper headspace, add a mix of 1 part hot
vinegar and 1 part hot water.

Refrigerator Process: Cool jars at room temperature. Product is ready to
eat after 24 hours. Store properly hot packed product in refrigerator and
use within 6 months. Once opened, use within 1 week.

Shelf Stable Process: Process pints 20 minutes, quarts 30 minutes,
in a boiling water bath canner. Turn off heat, carefully remove canner
lid, and let jars stand for 5 minutes in canner. Remove jars. Let jars sit
undisturbed to cool at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours. Test jars
for airtight seals according to manufacturer’s directions. If jars do not
completely seal, refrigerate and consume within 1 week. Product is ready
to eat after 24 hours. Store properly processed shelf-stable product in a
cool place, and use within 1 year.