7 pounds of beets w/o tops
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 tablespoon allspice berries
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons pickling salt
4 cups cider vinegar
2 cups water
To peel the beets put them into boiling water and boil them for 20 to 30 minutes until they are just tender. Then drain the beets and cover them with cold water. The skins will slip off easily.
If the beets are large you can cut them into rounds. Or you can pickle them whole.
Tie the spices in a spice bag. Cobmine all the other ingredients into a non-reactive pot, add the spice bag and bring it to a boil. Simmer it for 10 minutes.
Pack the beets into jars. Pour the hot liquid over the beets, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Close the jars with hot two-piece caps. Boiling-water bath the jars for 30 minutes. They will be ready to eat in 3 weeks.
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