Spicy Pickled Green Beans

I've been patiently waiting to post this recipe, because I wanted to taste the green beans to be sure they were as wonderful as they looked, but after canning them - you have to wait a month. 

I must confess, I only waited three weeks.  Curiosity got the better of me, and I thought they would be delicious with the Bloody Mary's we are enjoying as I type this.  I can confirm - they are FAB-U-LOUS!

The recipe can be found here:

http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/127963/spicy-pickled-green-beans

I slightly changed the recipe in the following ways:

Add a pinch of red pepper flakes to each jar

Instead of fresh dill, add 1/2 tsp dried dill weed to each jar - along with a dill head

Other than the above alterations - I followed the instructions on the website. 

FYI - My friend and I canned the beans together.  We got 12 pounds of beans - they made 19 pint jars.