Vegetables

Vegetables are low-acid foods and so always require a pressure canner to home can them. (Yes, this includes beets, green beans, peas, and squash.) There is absolutely no way to home can vegetables in a water bath canner -- unless you pickle them with vinegar, which of course transforms them into another product entirely.Vegetables are low-acid foods and so always require a pressure canner to home can them. (Yes, this includes beets, green beans, peas, and squash.) There is absolutely no way to home can vegetables in a water bath canner -- unless you pickle them with vinegar, which of course transforms them into another product entirely.