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Keep the jars in the hot water until you fill them with pickles. If the recipe calls for presterilized jars, boil the jars completely submerged in water for 10 minutes before turning down the heat. In a separate small container, heat the lids (flat discs) in hot, but not boiling water.
Fermented pickles and quick pickles are two other delicious methods of pickling that you will most definitely want to try once you have mastered the vinegar-brine technique. The vinegar-brine method involves packing and preserving your pickles in canning jars by filling the jars with a boiling vinegar-brine solution.