Pickled Beets

Thinly sliced beets pickled in a sweet-sour brine with cloves and allspice — a Swedish Christmas classic.

3 C. Sugar
2 C. White Vinegar
6 C. Beet Juice
1 tsp. Whole Cloves
1 tsp. Whole Allspice
1 tsp. Whole Cinnamon

Cook beets, skin, and slice. Save beet juice. Add above ingredients and heat. Put in sterilized jars and seal. Boil 20 minutes. 1 peck of beets bakes 12 pints of beet pickles.