Maybe this example will help. Pour the hot brine into the jars, filling them to within a half-inch of the top. This means that the final level of the water should be a little less than a half-inch from the top.
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Maybe this example will help.
Pour the hot brine into the jars, filling them to within a half-inch of the top.
This means that the final level of the water should be a little less than a half-inch from the top. It could be 1/8 inch from the top, 1/4 inch from the top, or 3/8 inch from the top, and so on — anywhere from 1/2 inch from the top to exactly at the top.
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