Beet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 qt. beets
3 c. vinegar
4 c. sugar
2 c. beet water (water that beets have been cooked in)
dash of salt (optional)

Preparation

Wash beets.
Cover with cold water.
Bring to a boil and cook until tender.
When beets are cold, slip skins.
To make 5 quarts beets into pickles, bring ingredients to a boil (except beets). Add beets, bring to a boil and put in cans to which a stick of cinnamon has been added.
Put beets into cans that are hot.
Put lids on and let cool.