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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.
Stuff the jars tightly with prepared artichokes. Ladle and/or pour the hot brine over the chokes; pressing down all of the chokes firmly to remove air bubbles. Top off the brine, if needed, and leave 1/2 inch of headspace. Clean the rim of jars before placing the lid and ring on the jar.Process jars for 30 minutes in water bath canner. From Angela: Note: these artichokes were so fresh and small that they did not have any hairy choke to clean.ring to a boil and then simmer to keep hot. This amount of brine made enough for approximately 8-9 pint jars. We made 4 batches of brine to finish all of our pints and 1/2 pints.