Pickled Beets

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 medium beets, uncooked
• cold water, to cover beets
• 1 1/2 cups wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 teaspoons dill seeds

Recipe

• 1 cover whole beets with water and boil until tender.
• 2 drain, reserving 1 1/4 cups of liquid.
• 3 when beets are cool, slice off tops and bottoms.
• 4 then, using your fingers, slip off skins.
• 5 slice beets.
• 6 bring vinegar and reserved cooking liquid to a boil.
• 7 add mustard, salt and sugar.
• 8 stir and bring to boil again.
• 9 remove and set aside.
• 10 arrange beet slices and onions in layers in clean, screw-top jars.
• 11 add dill seeds.
• 12 cover with hot vinegar mixture.
• 13 tightly screw on tops.
• 14 process 30 minutes in boiling water batch.
• 15 cool and allow to set several days in refrigerator before serving.