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Pickled beets?

granddi — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 03:46:54 GMT

We always had a jar of pickled beets in the frig. I don't think mom actually canned the beets. I think she bought them in a glass jar.

We just had them on the table like pickles. I remember them being a little sweet. Anyway, I could not find a current version in the grocery so this might be the closest thing.

From All receipes:

1 15 oz can sliced beets drained and reserve liquid

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar1/2 cup white sugar

6 whole cloves

1 pinch salt

In sauce pan combine the liquid from the beets, vinegar, sugar,cloves cinnamon and salt. Stir to disolve and bring to boil. Simmer medium heat for 5 minutes. add the beets and simmer 5 more minutes.Transfer to jar. Pour liquid over then and cover. Refrig until serving.

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Shawnie — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 03:56:58 GMT

I love beets. Cloves seems to me would mask the taste of the beets. I just pickle with oil and vinegar, salt and pepper. Beets are sweet enough for me, i dont add sugar. You can buy pickled beets in a glass jar at any grocery store.

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sissel — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 03:57:33 GMT

We always had a jar too. Mom would just pour off have the canned beets liquid & add vinegar then into a jar. I loved them. I need to go get a can now since you mention it. I will be the only one in the house eating them.

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Katcat1 — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 04:00:43 GMT

In the summer, I stop at the farmer for fresh red beets. I cut off the greens and boil in water until done. Once cooled I peel off the outer skin; I slice, add a little vinegar, sugar and water. i also add sliced onion. Then I refrigerate. I also buy whole baby beets (pickled) in a glass jar at the grocery store. I never add cloves but some people do. I love red beets especially the fresh ones from the farm.

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MathisFan — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 04:04:36 GMT

We always had pickled beets when I was growing up. I love them.

I can find them in all the grocery stores in my area. I buy them all the time.

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StraytoStay — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:08:27 GMT

I can only find them canned. I'd prefer a jar to close when I only need a few for salads. I have seen them in jars at a food outlet store, but they don't always get them back in.

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tucsongal — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 06:07:18 GMT

Trader Joe's has jars of pickled beets in vinaigrette, yum.

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CelticCrafter — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 10:28:14 GMT

Over the summer I had two cans of beets that were getting close to the date and decided to pickle them.

Oh my, so much better than buying them already pickled and so easy.

I thinly slice an onion and add that to them.

The recipe I use calls for sugar, water, vinegar and salt and pepper. I bring it to a boil, pour it over the beets, let them cool and put the in the fridge.

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violann — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:11:19 GMT

ALWAYS served with macaroni and super sharp cheddar cheese at my mom's German/Irish supper table.

Really good pickled beets may be made with sweetener alternatives, like Truvia, but they are still a high carb vegetable.

The recipe provided previously sounds super tasty, and I would be using a sugar alternative to make it if it were for myself.

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PinkyPetunia — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:49:05 GMT

I would always buy Greenwood Pickled Beets but I haven't thought of them in years. Don't know if they are still available.

To make a version of your own pickled beets out of a can of sliced beets, I used to use 1/3 cup each of sugar, white vinear and reserved beet juice. Heat in a saucepan with the drained sliced beets. Add a good pinch of ground cloves. Salt if you want (I never add more).

Bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes, then let it stand til cool. Refrigerate and it's ready to eat.

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hellokitty — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:09:37 GMT

We love them. I can some every other year. I boil some eggs and pour a jar over those and I also use my pickled beets to make Harvard beets. This is my year to can beets

and I can't wait as we are out! I use the cylindra beets which are carrot shaped but thicker. They make for more uniform slices and are easier to put in the jar.

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m0rgan — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:16:25 GMT

Aunt Nellies makes delicious baby pickled beets. They are sold in a gass jar. I have a hard time finding in Pa. but Publix carries them in Florida. I always have several jars in. I use arugula as my greens with baby pickled beets, feta and toasted almonds for a quick salad. Love it.

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granddi — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:30:05 GMT

@m0rgan wrote:
Aunt Nellies makes delicious baby pickled beets. They are sold in a gass jar. I have a hard time finding in Pa. but Publix carries them in Florida. I always have several jars in. I use arugula as my greens with baby pickled beets, feta and toasted almonds for a quick salad. Love it.

Thanks to all. I found Aunt Nellies on Amazon and ordered even though they say high frutose corn syrup. I saw De Monte too. this might be the brand we had growing up. So many of our grocery stores have house brands so many items are hard to find.

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Nomorebirthdays — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:34:53 GMT

We can our own, I make them sweeter than most, eat them cold like a pickle or make Harvard beets. We make pickled eggs also. If there is left over syrup from canning I can that too for pickled eggs.

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Tigriss — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 15:38:52 GMT

I love pickled beets. They are standard in the south for salad bars and in homes.

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Mominohio — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:38:23 GMT

We grow and pickle our own beets every year, and making pickled eggs with the juice left over is a great bonus!

My son will go into the basement and grab a jar of pickled beets and eat the whole thing in one sitting. I can't seem to get enough of them either.

I like plain beets if they are homegrown and fresh (I tend to eat too much while I'm processing them even before they are pickled), but can't hardly stand a commercially canned beet anymore. But after growing and eating your own fresh produce, you kind of get that way about commercially canned vegetables and fruits in general.

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spud188 — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 18:16:41 GMT

Costco carries good pickled beets.

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PamelaSue72 — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:22:33 GMT

I add a sliced onion and a bay leaf. And about 12 peeled hard-boiled eggs. It's an Easter thing around here.

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Lisa now in AZ — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:38:41 GMT

My mother ALWAYS had a jar of pickled beets in the house. The very best ones I ever had were at Junior's in NY. They had them on the table with the pickles and I ate the whole dish of beets. I think they were sweet. I wrote to them to see if i could get the recipe, but I never heard back. Would LOVE to see a copycat of those. They were amazing!

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Icegoddess — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:01:50 GMT

I get the Aunt Nellie's sliced pickled beets at the grocery store. I don't like them unless they're realy pickled. I like them on my salad. The ones they have on the Ruby Tuesday salad bar are BLECH! No taste whatsoever.