24 Steps to Can Bread 'n Butter Pickles Step 15, Ready the Steam Canner We use a steam canner for a number of reasons. You can use a water bath as well. Because the steam canner is aluminum we add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the 8 cups of water in the steam canner. The vinegar will prevent darkening of the canner. We apply heat getting ready for the pickle processing. After it boils turn the heat down until needed for the pickles. We used white vinegar. ⇦ Back to Step 14 On to Step 16 ⇨Back to Pickles Steps - Page 2 Click for Why we use a Steam Canner |