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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.
1 Sterilize four half pint canning jars in the oven for 10 minutes. Sterilize the lids by boiling them for 10 minutes. 2  Layer the strawberries and mint leaves in the four jars.  In a medium pan over medium heat, cook the vinegar, vanilla, sugar, honey, and salt until the sugar melts and the mixture begins to simmer.