Can you use water bath canning for vegetables? I am putting up black eyed peas, beans, and squash.
By Lisa from Tampa, FL
Low-acid foods like those need to be pressure canned, otherwise the heat isn't high enough to destroy botulism. The USDA has a really useful guide:
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I am looking for directions in water bath canning of potatoes and also dry beans. I need to know how to do it and how much time after water bath canner starts to boil.
