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 This is my own Special Canning Jar Lifting Tool, which is used for Setting Filled Canning Jars into Boiling Hot Water, and also for Extracting them from the Boiling Water, after they are Processed. (The Tool is also Perfect for Setting and Removing Jars from the Pressure Cooker.) This Tool was made for me by the Local Welder, according to my Instructions, using Stainless Steel. Then I went to the NAPA Auto Sales Parts, and got some Rubber Hose to slip over the "Grips," which are at the Bottom of the Tool, which hold onto the Jar. The Lifting Tool also has Leverage, which gives an Extra Tight Grip on the Jar when the Handles are Squeezed Together, as you can see in the next Photo.

This is about 3/4ths of a 5-gallon Bucket of Cucumbers 

 You put the Dry Ingredients into the Jars before you put the Cucumbers in them. You may make up your own Recipe, or else Follow mine. I use 2 Teaspoons of Canning Salt in each half-gallon Jar, plus one Tablespoon of Whole Mustard Seeds, plus 1 Teaspoons of Anise Seed, plus several Cloves of Garlic, plus Hot Pepper to Taste. (You can always add more Hot Pepper next Year, if you do not have enough this Year. Whole Peppers would be even Better, if you have them; but, they usually come on too Late for Early Cucumbers. Yes, it Requires much Patience when Gardening and Canning Food, which Happens once each Year. However, it is Possible to do Canning during the Wintertime, if you have Cheap Food, like Beans, which you can Buy in large Bags at your Local Organic Produce Store. Peanuts seem to be the Best Tasting Thing that you can Can with Beans of any Kind, plus Chopped Onions, Bell Peppers, Carrots, Celery, Turnips, Rutabagas, Potatoes, or whatever Survival Foods that you can Find. Remember that whatever Produce that you do not have in your own Garden, at Home, you can probably Find it at your Local Health Food Store. For Example, People often have Yellow Crook-necked Squash and Onions; but, no Bell Peppers. Therefore, if you have lots of Squash and Onions, and only lack the Pepper, it is Profitable to Save those Squashes and Onions by Canning them with Boughten Bell Peppers of any Color that you can Afford: beCause those 3 Things just Happen to make a Perfect Combination! Yes, you may Try it for Supper, Tonight! Moreover you can "Improve" on it by Frying the Chopped Onions in some Light Vegetable Oil for 30 Minutes, with gentle Heat; and then, while they are Cooking, you may Chop up and add some Squash and Red / Green / Yellow Peppers, having Equal Portions of Squash, Onions, and Peppers. Moreover, when you Add the Peppers and Squash, you must Stir it all up and put a Lid on the Pan or Pot after Adding one Teaspoon of Salt per Quart of Food, no matter what Food it is; and do not Worry about getting too much Salt by Following this Recipe: beCause a Small Amount of Salt is GOOD for you, even as Jesus Christ Suggested; but, that is also under the Assumption that you might be a Moderate Eater, and NOT a Cow of some Kind, who likes to Lick on Salt Blocks, which makes her Manure so Salty that it cannot be used Safely on Land, lest it should Ruin it with Salt, even though a little Sea Salt is also Good for a Garden, as if you were Salting your own Food at the Table.)