No, the beets need to be either canned beets or cooked beets. I use fresh beets which means I boil the beets until fork tender so I can "wipe off" the skins. Then I use the brine to pickle the beets and can them pickled. When I want pickled eggs, I take a quart of pickled beets, split it into...
Both. Pickled beets taste nothing like regular cooked beets. Lots of people that don't like cooked beets like pickled beets.
I was just talking to my neighbor a couple of days ago. He is planting beets. He said I really don't care for beets but those pickled beets are so good.
Preference of the one dining or the one making them. My version is simple. I use pickled beets but you can start with regular canned beets. The brine is equal parts by volume of water, white vinegar and sugar. For example one cup water, one cup vinegar and one cup of sugar. Bring to a boil...
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