Spicy Dilly Beans

Ingredients

• 2 lbs green beans, washed and trimmed at ends (Do not snap beans)
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, per jar (according to your heat preference) or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce per jar (according to your heat preference)
• 2 garlic cloves, per jar, whole and peeled
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, per jar (optional)
• 1 head dill, per jar (or 1/2 tsp. dill weed)
• 5 cups distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup pickling salt
• 5 cups water