Do you need a "real" canner?
I don't have a pressure canner or even a water canner or rack. I do have a big pot and some Ball jars with new lids, and I was hoping to make a small batch of bread and butter pickles with the cukes from my little garden.
So my question is, can I do it with just a big pot of boiling water? Or will the jars bob around in the water without a rack, tip food into the lid area, and ruin the seal?
My other alternative is to make refrigerator pickles, but I wanted "longterm" pickles to give to a friend.
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