I loved the idea of "not hot canning"! I did find that mine turned out a little "bland" for our taste. I didn't have tarragon vinegar and used cider with fresh tarragon instead so maybe that could be why. I re-worked them a bit, added wine vinegar,some sea salt, sugar and a few more spices; then heated the vinegar mixture just until things disolved nicely. I increased the ratio of vinegar to water. For our taste, that was better. It's such an easy recipe that you can quickly make changes to suit your own taste!

I forgot to try these the first day but after two days they taste pretty good. I had to make a few substitutions. I mixed tarragon and cider vinegar as I didn't want to buy a whole bottle of special vinegar just for this recipe. I also couldn't find any fresh dill so used some dried even though I'm sure it's just not the same, and a small amount of powdered mustard for the mustard seeds, which I also can't find. I primarily taste garlic & vinegar with a kick from the peppers. I think these will be good for snacking or in bloody marys.

I agree, they are a little bland (though the pickling vinegar would make a great salad dressing) - and I think it would be better to blanch the green beans first.

i feel bad giving only one star (I HAVE NEVER YET) but...heck...we like tarragon vinegar and the rest of the ingredients...but...well when we tried them they were well yucky...i followed the recipe EXACTLY and came up disappointed...i followed the directions EXACTLY as well...i tasted the vinegar before using and it was okay...am so sorry ... i was so looking forward to these and the recipe was so easy and quick...i wonder what happened...???

Must have done something wrong, Awful!