Clarice'S Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 qts. beets, cooked and cut up
8 c. cider vinegar
8 c. sugar
3 c. water
1 t. salt
3 heaping T. pickling spices
3 cinnamon sticks
7-8 whole cloves
1 cinnamon leaf, if available

Preparation

Mix all ingredients together except for beets. Bring to a boil and boil for 15-20 minutes. Add beets and bring to a full boil again for 10 minutes. Put into sterilized jars immediately and seal with sterilized tops. Makes 7-8 quarts.