Spiced Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 lb. small beets
2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. vinegar

Preparation

Cook beets until tender.
Cut in pieces if too large.
Bring sugar, vinegar, spices and 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.
Pack beets in hot sterilized jars.
Remove cinnamon sticks and pour the boiling liquid over the peeled beets in jar.
Seal at once.