Small Pleasures Bring Big Joy

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April/May 2002
by Grace Brockway · Photos by Bill Brockway Ellenburg Depot, New York 
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Fill each jar to within 1/4 inch of the top with spaghetti sauce, adding 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for each quart or 1 tablespoon per pint. Using a clean, wet cloth, wipe the lip of each jar, add a lid and ring and hand tighten. Set each jar into the canner as you fill it, and then lower the filled rack into the pot.

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Make sure the jars are covered with water, adding more as needed, and put on the lid. Once the water comes to a full boil, start the timer—35 minutes for pints, 40 minutes for quarts.

When the time is up, remove the jars with jar lifters and set them on a towel on the counter or table with a few inches of air space between jars. Cool. The jars should not be disturbed for about 24 hours while you wait for the lids to seal. You should hear a pop as each one seals. When they are cool remove the rings and test each lid to make sure it's sealed by gently trying to pry it off with your fingers. If any lid comes off this way it means it didn't seal and you need to put it in the refrigerator and use that jar soon. Remove the rings from the sealed jars, label the jars and store.

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