Beet Pickle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. small beets
2 c. sugar
1 long stick cinnamon
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
3 1/2 c. vinegar
1 1/2 c. water

Preparation

Cook and skin beets.
Add sugar and spices to vinegar and water.
Simmer for 15 minutes.
Add beets.
Boil for 5 minutes. Pack beets into hot Ball jars.
Cover with boiling syrup.
If not enough syrup to cover, add more vinegar.
Process for 5 minutes in hot water bath.