How Do You Can Home Made Pickled Beets?
In this article we will learn how to pick good beets for canning, properly cook these, make our pickling solution, and can our beets in a water bath canner. Step one- purchase 4-6 beets from you local farmers market or grocery store. I find that the smaller a beet is the sweeter it tends to be. After washing, place the beets with the skins still attached in either a large soup pot of boiling water or a pressure cooker with 4 cups of water. If using a soup pot, boil for 35 minutes or fork tender. If using a pressure cooker, cook for ten minutes after the pressure builds. Let cool to the touch after cooking and slide the skins off (they will practically fall away). In a 2-3 quart saucepan combine 3 cups of water, 2 cups distilled white or red-wine vinegar, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon, and one tablespoon lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Slice your beets thinly or cube them as you like and add to the boiling liquid mixture. Take your sanitized (through insertion into boiling water or dis
