To Pickle Beet-root
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a pot of spring water to a boil.
Add the beets and boil until tender.
Remove the beets and peel off the skin with a knife.
Cut the beets into pieces as desired.
Place the pieces in a jar and cover with cold vinegar.
Seal the jar tightly.
When ready to use, remove from the pickle and cut into desired shapes.
Serve in a dish with some pickle over it, or use in salads or as a garnish.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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