Refrigerator Pickled Green Beans

0 Bring water, vinegar, and salt to a boil and stir until salt is dissolved.
1 Remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool.
2 Trim green beans to fit jars.
3 Fill a bowl with ice water.
4 Bring a pot of water to a boil.
5 Gently drop the beans in and boil for 2 minutes. Be careful - the hot water can splash and burn you.
6 Pour into a colander to drain immediately at the 2-minute mark.
7 Pour the drained beans in the ice water. This will stop them from cooking and give them a gorgeous bright green color.
13 Leave in the cold water for 2 minutes then drain.
8 Add one clove of garlic and one spring of dill to each pint jar.
9 Fill tightly with the green beans.
10 Add peppercorns and red pepper flakes.
11 Pour the vinegar solution over green beans. Be sure to completely cover.
12 Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least two or three days.