Beet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. peeled, cooked, small beets
2 c. sugar
2 c. water
2 c. vinegar
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. allspice
2 sticks cinnamon, broken into small pieces

Preparation

Select small, young, tender beets.
Cook until tender and the skins slip easily.
Dip in cold water.
Slip off skins.
Make syrup of sugar, water and vinegar.
Add spices in cheesecloth bag. Add beets and cook 10 minutes.
Pack beets into hot jars.
Add boiling syrup to within 1/2-inch of jar top.
Close.
Process in boiling water for 20 minutes if whole, 5 minutes if sliced.
Start to count processing time as soon as water returns to boiling.