Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  bushel        baby green beans -- or 'French cut'
                        -- mature b
     1/4  box           salt
                        whole         cloves of garlic
   4      cups          white vinegar
   1 1/2  tablespoons   sugar
                        olive or canola oil

Preparation:

Put washed beans in a basin. Sprinkle with salt and mix with your hands. Cover with a tea cloth. Put a board and weights on top. Leave 12 hours. Turn. Leave another 12 hours. Wash, rinse and drain the beans. Boil 8 cups water with 4 cups vinegar. Add beans and garlic and boil 10 minutes. Add sugar near end of boiling. Drain. Put in a bowl. Cool two hours. Remove garlic. Mix with oil. Pack in jars firmly. Cover with oil and seal.