Hi Penny, We usually use the hot pack method. Does the cold water make the beans stay crisper? Allen penny x stamm wrote: > Allen, just ran across the original of my recipe for Dilly Beans. > It says that I used to place all the green beans in a jar, and > would then bring all the other ingredients to a boil before > filling the jar with the liquid. You may like that better.. > > I currently use cold liquid. > > Penny, NY > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]