Pickled Beets

PICKLED BEETS

This recipe uses a more traditional sugar, vinegar and pickling spices to cooked beets.  Yumm!

Ingredients:

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  12 to 16 small beets
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  1/2 cup sugar
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  1-1/4 cup white vinegar
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  1 tablespoon whole pickling spices

Directions:

• Wash beets well; cut off leaves about an inch above beets.  Cook in  boiling water for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender.  Cool; rub off skins, trim, and slice. 
• Combine sugar and vinegar in a medium saucepan. 
• Tie spices in a small piece of cheesecloth and place in saucepan. 
• Simmer for 15 minutes; add sliced beets and bring to a boil.
• Discard spices and chill pickled beets before serving.

Serves 6.

Source:  About.com