Pickled Beets Help

Anyone got a pickled beet recipe? My uncle was the the one in our family that did the marvelous pickled beets. He has now passed on and no family member has it so, if you are willing, I’m all hears.

I’ll be keeping an eye on this one. Just cleaned, boiled and peeled about #20 yesterday. Was planning to just freeze them today.

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I have used this one and I have been happy. If you don’t like the flavor of cloves omit them. I have used many beet recipes and they all taste very similar.

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I use a recipe pretty similar, pretty sure it has allspice in it also….

There’s one in this section. Tried it last weekend. They are good.

supercat: thank you, just canned about 10 lbs. yesterday and forgot to add the cloves. I was hoping they would still be ok.

Bob Schultz wrote:

There’s one in this section. Tried it last weekend. They are good.

Which section?

Recipes. I’ll try to bring it to the top.

I was wrong. It’s in the General Discussions. I pulled it up to the top.

I think i like pickled everything but eggs and beets. The beets always smell so good but im chicken shmit i guess to eat something that makes my pee red.

My Aunt used to buy a couple of cases of the small beets in cans. She would then pickle those. Must have saved time from boiling and peeling.

I eat most anything but Pickled Beets is one thing I can not eat. Don’t know what it is about them, but can’t do it.

Got 6 pints from about 4.4 pounds of beets that I boiled.

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What recipe did you end up using?
I have 2 favorites but willing to try new ones.
Can’t stand store bought beets

4 to 5 lbs Beets

Trim stems and roots down to 1 inch and put beets in pot cover by an inch to boil. Heat for maybe 15 minutes till somewhat fork tender.

In another pot stir in the following bring to a boil and simmer
1-1/2 cup white sugar
1 Tbsp pickling salt
3 cups white vinegar
1/8 cup whole cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
3 cups beet water (from cooking)

Remove beets from water and trim, peel and slice top to bottom.

Fill jars with beets and use a a filter or small screen to fill jars with the brine.
Hot water bath for 10 min, turn off fire and let stand for 3 minutes then remove and let cool.
After 24 hours remove bands and wipe clean and store.

Yielded 6 pints
I’m going to let them set 2 weeks before I open the first jar to see how they turn out. I’ve never made them before.