Name: Spiced Pickled Beets
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
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 -

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Cooking:

1 hour 15 min.

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Ingredients for - Spiced Pickled Beets

1. 3 pounds small fresh beets -

2. 2 cups sugar -

3. 2 cups water -

4. 2 cups cider vinegar -

5. 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches) -

6. 1 teaspoon whole cloves -

7. 1 teaspoon whole allspice -

How to cook deliciously - Spiced Pickled Beets

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 until tender, 25-35 minutes. Remove from water; cool. Peel beets and cut into fourths.

2. Stage

Place beets in a Dutch oven. Add 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 beet mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Discard spice bag.

3. Stage

Carefully pack beets into 4 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 and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.

4. Stage

Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 35 minutes. Remove jars and cool.