Beets

Ingredients

• put them into a pot of boiling water
• a little salt
• pour on cold vinegar
• a large tablespoonful of butter
• add pepper and salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Wash the beets and put them in cold water overnight.

2. 2

   Boil in water for 1 hour for small beets or 1.5 to 2 hours for large ones.

3. 3

   After boiling, place in cold water, rub off the skins, and slice.

4. 4

   Strew salt and pepper over, and cover with vinegar.

5. 5

   Serve hot with meat or cold with pickling vinegar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The housekeeper's companion (1883), page 122. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beets. — Winter beets should be put in cold water ovqi HOUSEHOLD. 179 night to take off the earthy taste which they are apt to have; before boiling wash them clean, put them into a pot of boiling water, and boil fast; if not very large, one hour will be sufficient for them; should they be very large, one hour and a half or two hours will be required; when done, take them into a pan of cold water, rub the skins off with the hands, and cut them in thin slices; put them into a deep dish, strew a little salt and pepper over, and pour on cold vinegar nearly to cover them; prepare them an hour before serving, with roasted or fried meat; if to be served with cold or boiled meat, make a cup of vinegar hot, put a large tablespoonful of butter to it; add pepper and salt to taste

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