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refer pickled beets

wagirl — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:52:54 GMT

I had a couple red beets hanging around from clearing out my refer yesterday and decided to try to pickle them---was pretty easy--I roasted them in the oven and then made the pickling brine--cut them up and poured the liquid over top and into the refer for a few days---was very easy to do-- will let them sit today and will try them tomorrow---want to try this with other veggies like carrots and beans---pickled stuff is good for your gut, I hear. Will report back.

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sann — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:04:53 GMT

I love pickled beets.....

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Zhills — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:52:07 GMT

I buy plain canned beets and pickle them. I like my flavor better than the ones you buy. One of my favorite snacks.

I sometimes save my sweet pickle juice and use it for the beets. Delicious!

Raw white or sweet onions pickle nicely also!

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millieshops — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:55:00 GMT

@Zhills Ever throw in hard-boiled eggs to that beet pickle juice? (I grew up in a Depression era household - everything that could be reused got reused!)

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Zhills — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:59:35 GMT

@millieshops I've eaten them but never made them. Thanks for reminding me of them!

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PA Mom-mom — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:14:41 GMT

@millieshops I always add the hard-boiled eggs when my beets are used up. My hubby's favorite! If you're PA "Dutch" you are eating pickled eggs for sure! I have tried adding the eggs while there are still some beets in the jar, but it ruins the flavor of the beets IMO.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 18:17:10 GMT

My method for pickling is very easy. I like sweet pickles. After I finish a jar, I drain a can of sliced beats, add them to the jar of pickle juice and let sit a day, and like magic I have pickled beets.

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Zhills — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 20:02:16 GMT

And they taste so much better than the already pickled ones do!

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happilyretiredgirl — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 20:09:18 GMT

I love pickled beets and love to put them in a garden salad and I use the juice instead of salad dessing...I also will add the leftover pickle juice to canned beets. I like the canned beets better and add my pickle juice or make my own i instead of the store bought pickled beets. Now I need to go fix some pickled beets..LOL

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wagirl — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:58:20 GMT

No I never added h/b eggs to those juices -- but in our ramen take out last night, had an egg that was marinated in soysauce or something, that was amazing. I do like the canned beets tho and maybe will do that the next time--will report back. Today we can eat my beets!

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buckeyegirl1 — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:49:52 GMT

I have to try your way, nice & eas. Thanks

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depglass — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:17:36 GMT

I hate to admit this, but I actually drink that sweet pickle juice. This sounds like a much better use. And, no, I'm not the only one. Our store's cooler actually sells canned pickle juice in with the soda.

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Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:41:10 GMT

Well, I guess I'll be the odd woman out ....

I just buy pickled beets, put the can in the fridge and use them as a cold side dish vegetable for lunch ... goes nice with a sandwich, and much healthier than chips!

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Carolina925 — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:03:42 GMT

I love pickled beets. Mama always fixed them for Easter, adding hard boiled eggs so they would turn pink. We kids always thought of it as a special treat, having "dyed" eggs to eat without having to peel them! Daddy loved them, as well, but he loved everything pickled, even fish. He's of Polish/Slovakian descent from PA and mama's from Scots-Irish descent from SC so I'm not sure where the tradition started. I eat them often on my salads.

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drizzellla — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:32:50 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
Well, I guess I'll be the odd woman out ....

I just buy pickled beets, put the can in the fridge and use them as a cold side dish vegetable for lunch ... goes nice with a sandwich, and much healthier than chips!

I am with you. I buy P______ Farms pickled beets in a jar. And put them on my salad at lunch.

Better than anything I could make.

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Icegoddess — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:42:27 GMT

I love pickled beets too, but never made them. I just get et the jarred ones, Aunti Q's or something like that.

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RedTop — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:49:39 GMT

@depglass

If you've ever watched Swamp People, several of those alligator hunters take dill pickles and pickle juice with them to help combat dehydration from the intense sun and heat.

My construction worker cousin and her husband are big fans of drinking dill pickle juice on the job every day.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:37:17 GMT

@RedTop Dill pickle juice has a lot of salt in it. Good for those who sweat a lot.