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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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My Mom made these when I was a kid her bothers, brother-in-laws and friends always asked her to make some for them. I'm 64 so they've been around for a long time. Ingredients:
2 cups vinegar |
2 cups sugar |
2 cups water |
1 cinnamon stick (long ones) |
1/4 teaspoon whole cloves |
1 tablespoon whole mixed pickling spice |
Directions:
1. IMPORTANT! Leave the root and a couple of inches on the top of the beet until they are cooked. This will keep the color in them.
2. Boil 4 quarts beets until tender. Remove skins, tops & roots.
3. Combine above ingredients bring to a boil, boil 5 minutes. Add beets, let come to a full boil then pack into hot sterilized jars.
4. If you want you can put spices into cheese cloth and toss when you are ready to pack into jars. I don't mind the spices in the jars, so I leave them in, I cut the cinnamon stick into fourths I think the flavor gets a little stronger.
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