Sweet Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 c. water
2 c. vinegar
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. allspice
1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Select small young beets or 1/4 larger.
Wash and leave 3 inches of tops on and roots.
Cook until skins slip off easily (about 15 minutes).
Add all ingredients together and boil into a syrup.
Pack beets into jars to within 1/2 inch of top (using pint jars).
Pour boiling syrup over beets to top of them.
Process 30 minutes in boiling water bath.
Also known as cold packing.