Pickling beans... without dill??

16 years ago

This is my first year canning produce. My sister and I have already put aside some BWB processed jam, but the wax and green beans are just about ready to be picked. I have a brand-new Mirro 22 quart pressure canner waiting for the bean harvest also. The majority will be pressure canned per the Ball Blue book, however I would like to try to pickle some of my green beans. I've had dilly beans, the sharp vinegar tang was delicious, but dill was OVERWHELMING! All of the pickle bean directions/recipes include dill... I've only considered approved recipes from sources I trust. To the best of my knowledge dill is only for flavor. Will it affect the safety or quality of the beans if I omit dill, or use a TINY bit of fresh dill?

May I use 5% cider vinegar if the recipe simply lists 5% vinegar? Thanks.

Emmma

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pixie_lou
16 years ago
cider or plain vinegar is fine - as long as it is 5%.

Yes - the dill is there for flavor. The recipe I use calls for 1 head of fresh dill. You can use less, or eliminate it altogether. You could also substitute a similar quantity of another herb.
zabby17
16 years ago
Emma,

I've made "tarragon-y beans" by following a dilly bean recipe but using tarragon instead. I made some with a small amount each of dill AND tarragon, and I think I liked those best.

I've also done some with a little rosemary and a piece of lemon zest, with some lemon juice also added to the brine (suggested by an Emeril recipe). Nice with meats.

Since pickled beans are swimming in brine, there isn't a safety worry with changing the flavouring.

Happy canning!

Zabby
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emmalinesuzanne
Original Author
16 years ago
That does sound good! I'm going to try garlic and peppercorns. I love pepper on everything, I'm just not really sure how many would be too many or not noticeable. I think I'll throw 4-5 into each quart jar with two cloves of garlic. Does that sound about right? I want to be able to taste the peppercorns over the garlic.

For future reference do dried herbs work as well as fresh?
fitzefatz
16 years ago
in my area (Germany) pickled beans have

base vinegar/salt/sugar
chopped onions
garlic a maybe (for peeps that like garlic)

herbs&spices:
mustard seeds, savory, dill, peppercorns