Chinese Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. cooked, sliced beets
1 1/2 c. beet water
1 c. sugar
1 c. vinegar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
24 whole cloves
3 Tbsp. catsup
3 Tbsp. cooking oil (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt

Preparation

Mix everything in saucepan and cook until mixture thickens. Cool and store in refrigerator.