Beet Pickles
List of Ingredients
3 quarts peeled, cooked small beets
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 cups vinegar
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
2 sticks cinnamon, broken into small pieces
Recipe
Select small, young, tender beets. Cook until tender and skins slip easily.
Dip in cold water. Slip off skins. Make syrup of sugar, water and vinegar; add
spices in cheesecloth bag. Add beets and cook 10 minutes. Pack beets into
hot jars. Add boiling syrup to within 1/2 inch of jar top. Close. Process in
boiling water 20 minutes if whole, 5 minutes if sliced. Start to count
processing time as soon as water returns to boiling.
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