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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.
Instructions. Sterilize canning jars and lids by placing them in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and let cool. Reheat the pre-filtered, pre-boiled maple syrup to 180 degrees. Ladle the syrup into the canning jars until the syrup is almost to the top edge. Screw on the lids immediately after filling.