Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 cups water
2 cups vinegar
2 cans whole beets
5 tablespoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon allspice

Preparation

Select young, tender beets: wash fresh beets.
Leave 2 inches of stem and boil 15 minutes in water to cover.
Make a syrup of the sugar, water, vinegar and spices.
Put beets in hot sterilized jars.
Pour hot vinegar over beets and seal.