A day or so ahead, arrange beets in a bowl.
Pour on liquid with other ingredients.
owl), place 1 cup of Old Fashioned Oats. Pour the milk into
hock.
Prepare onions and pickled beets as suggested.
Arrange asparagus
Simmer raisins for 20 minutes.
Remove raisins from juice and let cool.
You will need 1/2 cup of juice from raisins.
Cream together margarine, eggs, sugar and vanilla, then add raisin juice.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt, soda and spices together. Slowly mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture. When thoroughly mixed add old fashioned oats, nuts and raisins last.
Bake at 400\u00b0 on top rack for 10 minutes.
br>Cool and decorate with Old Fashioned Frosting.
Frosting: Cream softened
Cream oil, sugar and cocoa.
Add eggs.
Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Add soda and salt. Add vanilla to hot water and fold water into cake. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
Icing For Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: Bring margarine, cocoa and whole milk to boil.
Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
This is my favorite chocolate cake.
br>Wash well and cook beets just until tender. Let cool
Boil eggs and peel.
Place in bowl, pour pickled beets over top.
Let sit overnight in refrigerator or several hours.
Will keep in refrigerator for several days.
Always serve at Easter (old family tradition).
First peel 6 to 8 beets and cook until tender with enough water to cover to make 6 cups of juice.
When beets are done, strain through cloth, to have clear juice.
Hard-boil the eggs.
Put eggs in cold water.
Keep changing the water to keep it cold.
Shell the eggs.
Put eggs in a container and place in the refrigerator next to the pickled beet liquid.
Next day, cover eggs with the liquid.
Put back in refrigerator for 3 or 4 days.
Stir or shake occasionally so eggs color evenly.
Serve cold.
Put eggs in beets.
Let set one week to pickle eggs.
More eggs can be added later.
Place the sugar cube and bitters into an old fashioned glass (8-12 oz. tumbler style glass) and muddle together with a spoon or muddler. (We prefer to use the super-fine sugar because you can stir it all together without muddling.).
Add some ice, to your liking.
Add the brandy or whiskey.
Top off the glass with either 50/50 soda or 7-up (sour or sweet!).
Garnish as described above.
Drain and discard liquid. Cool beets.
Trim off roots and
Cook beets until tender.
Combine all other ingredients in 4-quart pot.
Slip skins off beets.
Simmer in mixture for 15 minutes.
Fill scalded jars to overflowing and seal at once.
No processing needed.
Yields 3 quarts pickled beets.
Select small beets; cook until tender.
Dip into cold water. Peel off skins.
Make the syrup.
Pour over beets and simmer 15 minutes.
Pack into sterilized Kerr jars and seal.
A little grated horseradish added to pickled beets gives variety.
Drain beet juice from the jar, leaving about 1/2 inch juice in the bottom.
Combine sugar, vinegar, salt, and cloves in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves into a syrup, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour syrup over beets in the jar, covering them completely. Seal jar and shake gently.
Refrigerate beets for 2 to 3 days before serving.
Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
In a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. Cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.
Drain pickled beets and reserve 1 cup of the juice. Place beet juice, vinegar, water and wine in a large non-reactive glass bowl or jar.
Add garlic, bay leaf, pickling spices, and salt. Mix well. Add eggs and onion rings. Cover tightly, refrigerate for one week before eating.
Melt butter in skillet.
Add beets and onion rings.
Sprinkle with sugar, salt and pepper.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and onions are tender, about 15 minutes.
Mix together the pickled beets, vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil.
Pour over the hard-boiled eggs.
Refrigerate.