alma's pickled beets

Name: Alma's Pickled Beets
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 3 jar(s) plain whole beets; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 cup(s) white vinegar; 3-4 cup(s) white sugar; 1/2 tablespoon(s) whole cloves; 1 teaspoon(s) whole allspice

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Angela Gray

Bristol, TN

Updated on Sep 3, 2011

This is my Grandmother Elsea's recipe and is one of my favorite things to can in the Fall. The recipe is easy and the beets are just right. Enjoy

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 7 pints

Ingredients

3 jars plain whole beets
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups white vinegar
3-4 cups white sugar
1/2 tablespoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole allspice

How To Make alma's pickled beets

Step 1

Drain the beets in a colander.

Step 2

Heat vinegar, sugar and spices to a boil. *Add sugar to your taste, but it should be syrupy and sweet**
Step 3

Add the drained beets to the boiling syrup. Return to a boil and take off heat.
Step 4

Immediately put into hot quart canning jars. Screw on lids and caps, process according to your canner directions or Ball.com.
Step 5

Allow to set overnight and they are ready to eat ! These are so good and nobody will ever know that you cheated a little !
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