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3. Load filled jars, fitted with lids, into the canner rack and use the handles to lower the rack into the water; or fill the canner with the rack in the bottom, one jar at a time, using a jar lifter.

Rebecca Lindamood has been canning food her entire life. She can’t imagine not putting up batches of food for her family. Still, there’s only so much applesauce a family can eat. Over the years, she ...