Harvard Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. cooked, diced beets
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. vinegar
1/4 c. water
2 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Mix the sugar, salt and cornstarch.
Add the vinegar and water; stir the mixture until it is smooth.
Cook it for 5 minutes, then add the beets and let it stand for 30 minutes.
Just before serving, bring the beets to a boil and add the butter. (Omit the salt when using canned beets which have been salted.)