Beets: Whats your method to canning or making them?

[53' Stude]

Good day folks. I love canned beets and pickles. Haven’t had real homemade canned beets in a long time.

 

[Pablo]

Good day folks. I love canned beets and pickles. Haven’t had real homemade canned beets in a long time.

Don’t cut stems within 5 inches of the beet or so

Slow boil until desired tenderness

Cool in fridge

Can in quarts - look up or use boiled water vinegar salt recipe for refrigerator brine

When done with beets don’t throw the brine away. Slice sweet onions or use the onions some nutjob threw in the tall grass and rebrine in the fridge

 

[53' Stude]

Don’t cut stems within 5 inches of the beet or so

Slow boil until desired tenderness

Cool in fridge

Can in quarts - look up or use boiled water vinegar salt recipe for refrigerator brine

When done with beets don’t throw the brine away. Slice sweet onions or use the onions some nutjob threw in the tall grass and rebrine in the fridge

Interesting. Thank You Pablo

 

[Ride_Red]

+1
Leave the stems long when you boil them so they don't leach so much into the water.

I then peel them, cube them and pressure can them with water and salt (per the BALL book). They turn out tender and good.
Use Canning & Pickling salt. It does not have the non-caking additive like regular salt does. While not harmful, the anti-caking additive can make the liquid cloudy in the jars.

Fair warning: After peeling, your kitchen will look like a crime scene! Beets will also stain your clothes.

 

[Pablo]

+1
Leave the stems long when you boil them so they don't leach so much into the water.

I then peel them, cube them and pressure can them with water and salt (per the BALL book). They turn out tender and good.
Use Canning & Pickling salt. It does not have the non-caking additive like regular salt does. While not harmful, the anti-caking additive can make the liquid cloudy in the jars.

Fair warning: After peeling, your kitchen will look like a crime scene! Beets will also stain your clothes.

Good points. I left out peeling the bloody things.

 

[Arc]

Doesn't look like I will be canning anything this year. We've been two month with no rain at my house. Funny how we already have double the yearly rainfall but it all happened early in the year.

 

[Thebigm]

Good day folks. I love canned beets and pickles. Haven’t had real homemade canned beets in a long time.

Slow boil for an hour and 15 minutes an hour and a half depending on size

 

[SC Maintenance]

Doesn't look like I will be canning anything this year. We've been two month with no rain at my house. Funny how we already have double the yearly rainfall but it all happened early in the year.

Approximately where is here?

 

[SC Maintenance]

I have not tried pickling beats, but I do like pickled beats. I guess I would first need to buy some beets.

We have some places that sell home-spun pickled and canned beets. $10 a quart jar. So worth it.

 

[#18FAN]

Will be posting recipe in a bit. Having it written up now.

 

[ripcord]

Don't toss any left over beet juice, either. It's liquid health.

 

[#18FAN]

This cooking method is a Amish method.
This recipe has sugar but this is cut to 2cups not the 3 recommend this is not a sweet beet.
My MIL makes these and you all have seen them.

 

[53' Stude]

This cooking method is a Amish method.
This recipe has sugar but this is cut to 2cups not the 3 recommend this is not a sweet beet.
My MIL makes these and you all have seen them.
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Very good sir. Thank You

 

[Arc]

Approximately where is here?

Northern Kentucky. Maysville area.

 

[#18FAN]

This is third batch of the year. Many more on the way with recipe given.