How to Pickle Beets

Pickled beets add a sweet condiment to the dinner table. Beets are a cool-weather crop and are ready to harvest in early summer or in later fall. Yields about 6 pints. Does this Spark an idea?

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Lids
A Large Pots
Hot Water
Cloths

Instructions

- 1
  
  Gather equipment and ingredients.
- 2
  
  Check jars for cracks, chips or nicks.
- 3
  
  Wash and rinse jars. Keep jars in hot water or a warm dishwasher.
- 4
  
  Wash beets. Remove stems to within 2 inches of beet. Leave taproot.
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  Place in large pot and cover with boiling water.
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  Cook until tender. Remove from stove and let cool.
- 7
  
  Remove stems, roots and skins.
- 8
  
  Combine allspice, cinnamon, salt, sugar, vinegar and water in saucepan. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- 9
  
  Pack beets into hot jars. Leave 1/4-inch head space.
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  Remove cinnamon from spice mix. Bring liquid to boil.
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  Pour boiling liquid over beets. Leave 1/4-inch head space.
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  Wipe tops of jars and threads with clean, damp cloth.
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  Place vacuum-seal lids and rings on jars. Tighten.
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  Process pints and quarts for 30 minutes in boiling water bath canner.

Tips & Warnings

Cut larger beets in half or quarters.

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Mesababy Sep 09, 2011
how much of these ingredients does a person need.
oldbee Oct 12, 2009
i was wondering if anyone has a receipe for hot pepper beets
oldbee Oct 12, 2009
I was wondering if anyone has a receipe using hot peppers with your beets
casandrita Sep 29, 2009
I found the following in another pickled beets recipe on eHow: "General proportions for pickling beets are 1 part water to 3 parts vinegar. Sugar and vinegar are included in equal portions or the amount of sugar may be reduced for a less sweet pickle." Perhaps spice is a personal thing?
mcyd2018 Sep 27, 2009
Could you please give us some measurements on the ingredients in this receipe I would love to try it but have no idea how to put in the receipe. debbiemcdonald@sympatico.ca

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