Germans from Russia - "Grandma’s Pickled Beets"

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   From Brook -

 If you’ve followed Ron and my threads on Germans From Russia cuisine, it’s easy to conclude that preserves were an integral part of their lives. 

And so it is. Here, from “Sei Unser Gast (Be Our Guest)” is a recipe for...

"Grandma’s Pickled Beets"

Wash and cook whole beets until tender. Drain, peel and slice. In a saucepan, mix one cup sugar, one cup cider vinegar, and one cup water. Tie two tablespoons mixed pickling spices (remove the red peppers) in cheesecloth and add the spice bag to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Put the sliced beets into the pickling solution and bring to a boil again; simmer for five more minutes. Pack beets into hot, sterilized pint jars. Fill to 1/2” of the jar rims with the boiling pickling solution. Seal with sterilized lids and rings. Process pints five minutes in a boiling water bath.