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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.
Steps. 1  1. Buy canning jars and pickling salt in preparation for your pickle making. Use pint (0.47l) or quart jars (0.9l), depending upon preference; however this dill pickle recipe makes 4 pint jars of pickles. 2  2. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly. Make sure they are firm, and place any that are not aside for other uses.