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Spiced Pickled Beets

Spiced Pickled Beets
With spicy, robust flavor, these pickled beets are so good, they'll convert any naysayers! Edna Hoffman, Hebron, IN
24 ServingsPrep: 1-1/4 hours Process: 35 min.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds small fresh beets
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups cider vinegar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon whole allspice

Directions

  • Scrub beets and trim tops to 1 in. Place in a Dutch oven and cover
  • with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-35
  • minutes or until tender. Remove from the water; cool. Peel beets and
  • cut into fourths.
  • Place beets in a Dutch oven. Add the sugar, water and vinegar. Place
  • spices on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of
  • cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to the beet mixture.
  • Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Discard spice bag.
  • Carefully pack beets into hot 1-pint jars to within 1/2 in. of the
  • top. Carefully ladle hot liquid over beets, leaving 1/2-in.
  • headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process
  • for 35 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: 4 pints.
Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup equals 53 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Spiced Pickled Beets (continued)

Nutrition Facts: trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 44 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.
© Taste of Home 2013