How to Make and Preserve Pickled Beets

how to make and preserve pickled beets - recipe

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beets grow great in a northern garden. and they taste delicious. you them up to serve as a vegetable at dinner

have you ever wondered how to make and preserve pickled beets? here's the complete process and recipe to make your own pickled beets

here is more information on growing beets in your garden. beets are easy to grow and you get a really harvest from even one row of beets

most root crops grow great in the north. planting a lot of root crops will mean you have lots of potatoes

beets be planted in early spring and then thinned as they are growing. i like to seed heavily and then the beets later

i find seeding heavy helps to keep the weeds down as there isn't much room

why you need to beet plants

graham just loves beets and seriously not get enough of them. i always want as many beets as i can possibly get. and when the beets are still

i usually have rows of beets planted and by thinning the ones out

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i like to leave thinning the beets until the roots are enough to make pickled beets from them. let your plants grow so you benefit from both ends - leaves

beets

vinegar

water

granulated sugar

pickling spice

cooking beets

wash and scrub the beets

i always leave the root on at the bottom and leave of greens above. this really helps lessen the bleeding that can happen while they are cooking

while the beets are cooking

bring this mixture to a boil and then gently simmer minutes

now it's time to get the beets ready

it's easier to do this while you are holding the beet under the water. press lightly on the skin surface and it will begin to slide off

you'll find the tops just slip right off

here's a bowl of beets after having their skins slipped. they are ready to go into canning jars

i heat water in the kettle and pour it over the canning seals

once i have the skins slipped on the beets

add the liquid mixture to each leaving 1/2 inch of headroom. wipe the lid of each jar clean

put your into the water bath ). canning time totally depends on your altitude - we add extra time because we are at 2800 ft

make sure the water is above the tops of jars! add more water if you need to

removing the from the water bath canner

don't move the around and don't knock the jar seals

read great ways to use and preserve rhubarb

this is an easy way to put some food by. stock up your pantry

another bonus of thinning the beets is

we harvest those and pressure can jars of beets. those jars of beets in the photo above have been pressure

never guess when it comes to canning. always be sure before you start that you are using the right process

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put them in a saucepan and cover

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quart jars perfectly. it saves a lot of mess

after the canning time is up

no drafts

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i used to count each ping

what i do now is

you will too

just put it in the fridge and be sure to use it up first

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