Name: Best Beet Pickles
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 pounds fresh beets -; 4 cups water -; 2 cups sugar -; 2 cups white vinegar -; 2 tablespoons mixed pickling spices -; 12 whole cloves -

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1 hour 15 min.

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Ingredients for - Best Beet Pickles

1. 3 pounds fresh beets -

2. 4 cups water -

3. 2 cups sugar -

4. 2 cups white vinegar -

5. 2 tablespoons mixed pickling spices -

6. 12 whole cloves -

How to cook deliciously - Best Beet Pickles

1. Stage

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 30-60 minutes or until tender. Remove from the water; cool. Peel beets and cut into 1-in. pieces.

2. Stage

Place beets in a Dutch oven. Add the water, sugar and vinegar. Place pickling 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 20 minutes. Discard spice bag.

3. Stage

Divide cloves among 6 hot pint jars; carefully pack beets into 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.