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Ingredients
  1. beets
  2. sufficient vinegar to cover the beets
  3. 2 oz. of whole pepper
  4. 2 oz. of allspice to each gallon of vinegar
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Directions
  • Wash the beets free from dirt, and be very careful not to prick the outside skin, or they would lose their beautiful colour
  • Put them into boiling water, let them simmer gently, and when about three parts done, which will be in 1-1/2 hour, take them out and let them cool
  • Boil the vinegar with pepper and allspice, in the above proportion, for ten minutes, then let cool
  • When cold, pour it on the beets, which must be peeled and cut into slices about 1/2 inch thick
  • Cover with bladder to exclude the air
  • In a week they will be fit for use

  • Source: The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton (1859)

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