4) Holland State Park Beach: with an expansive, sandy beach on Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa, each with their own campgrounds. 5) CityFlatsHotel: a sister property to the CityFlats in Downtown Grand Rapids, this is hands down the hippest hotel you will find in any of Michigan's lakefront communities, guaranteed.
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.
I'm falling out of lurk mode . . . I'm making strawberry jam, (and maybe cherry while I'm at it) and it's been a few years since I made it last. In trying to figure out how long to process. The NCHFP site and the USDA Home Canning and Preserving books says to process for 5 min. for 1/2 pints and pints. Both say to sterilize jars processed for less than 10 min.