I followed the suggestions of others and decreased the sugar, and it was delicious. Because I don't like three-bean salad very sweet, I only used 1/3 cup of sugar. That turned out perfect. Plus, the measurement was convenient since the vinegar and oil each require your 1/3 measuring cup. Also, I followed others' suggestions and used a different vinegar (white wine vinegar) and used garbanzo beans instead of wax beans. One warning: Drain your can of green beans (no need to rinse). The recipe does not say to do that even though it says to drain the kidney beans. If you don't drain the green beans, you will have a very soupy and probably diluted salad. With these adjustments, I will be making it again and again.