Moms Pickled Beets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups vinegar
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick (long ones)
1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon whole mixed pickling spice

Preparation

IMPORTANT! Leave the root and a couple of inches on the top of the beet until they are cooked. This will keep the color in them.
Boil 4 quarts beets until tender. Remove skins, tops & roots.
Combine above ingredients bring to a boil, boil 5 minutes. Add beets, let come to a full boil then pack into hot sterilized jars.
If you want you can put spices into cheese cloth and toss when you are ready to pack into jars. I don't mind the spices in the jars, so I leave them in, I cut the cinnamon stick into fourths I think the flavor gets a little stronger.