Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2010

Made this recipe for the first time this year. My husband loves them so much, I just finished my third (or was it fourth?) batch a few minutes ago. Thanks so much for a recipe that is sure to become a family staple!

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Dar

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2010

I got creative using some modern flair: I used both red & yellow beets. It's very attractive in the jar! And they both have such distinct flavors that when they pickled you can taste the difference! When cooking the beets, I added a few whole cloves & peppercorns, a cinnamon stick, orange and onion slices which flavored the juice that will be used for brining. It's not spicy just complex. Then when I made the brine, I used apple cider vinegar and unrefined cane sugar. Then I used quart jars and placed a single clove, a slice of orange and peppercorns in the bottom. So far, so good!

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AlenaR

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2010

Mostly just added a half cinnamon stick to each jar and it was delicious.

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labraid

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2010

Thanks for the recipe, Sharon! Absolutely stellar! I use my husband Jim as a litmus test on any pickeling recipes. According to Jim, no one cans quite like Mother Irene & Mother Mae. This one passed with flying colors! The recipe was simple to make and ready to eat the next day! I must say that this recipe made me look pretty doggone good! Thanks again...

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Lisa Lynn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bozeman, Montana, USA

Living In: Billings, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2010

the aroma while cooking the brine smelt amazing and the end result was so yummy my family could hardly wait to eat them they were opened the day after they were canned haha

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aphrofuzzy

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2010

Delicious - just finished canning my second batch.

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treasure_mama

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2010

easy recipe, and my mom loved them!

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TiffanyTiffany

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2010

Used this recipe last fall to can pickled beets. It is very similar to the recipe I use to make pickled eggs and beets. I usually just canned beets plain, but decided to try pickling them this year. The only change I made was to use cider vinegar. The beets turned out to be great. Plan on planting more beets this year now that I have a great recipe to use in canning them.

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Diane m

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2010

soooo good... I used to peel beets before cooking but discovered how easy it is to wash and cook , cool then slip skins off..thanks for a great recipe

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