How Do You Can Using A Water Bath Canner?
Water bath canning is a method of preserving acid foods in jars. It’s been around for many years, but it seems these days that most people don’t know the basic rules. I have written down the rules and tips I’ve picked up over the years. First thing to do is get your jars and lids ready. I usually do this after I have gotten the fruit ‘juiced’ but before I start cooking the jelly or pickles. Put the clean jars on a cookie sheet in the oven at 225 degrees. They can stay there until you are ready to fill them, that way they will be hot when you pour the jelly or pickles into them and the jars won’t break. For the lids, get some water to simmering, then turn off the heat and put the rings and flats in the water and put a lid on the pot. This also can sit until you are ready to use them. You will need a water bath canner, which is really just a big pot with a lid and a rack in the bottom to keep the jars off the bottom. You can find these at garage sales or flea markets, before I got one I
