Comments on: Pickled Beets

By: clay

clay — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:08:59 +0000

how long should you let your pickled beets set before you open your first jar? please advise:) thank you
Clayton
Portland Oregon

By: Connie Garton

Connie Garton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:03:36 +0000

Planted our beets late. Removed them from the garden today. They are not soft. Am wondering if they are ok to boil and make into pickled beets? You know how cucumbers can get strong and bitter from the heat, can anything like this happen to the beets? They seem very firm. Connie

By: Magaluf Hotels

Magaluf Hotels — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:37:32 +0000

Once again you have inspired me! I made these for the family today and they complimented how nice they were I gave the credit to you of course lol keep these reipes coming!

Thanks

By: Jennie

Jennie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:48:30 +0000

Hi Carole and Debbie –

You can eat the pickled beets right away. I do think they develope a deeper flavor with time, but they’re quite tastey right after canning.

By: Debbie Wagner

Debbie Wagner — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:14:22 +0000

I have the same question. I just pickled some on Saturday but don’t know when they would be best to eat.

By: Carole-Lynn Maclean

Carole-Lynn Maclean — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:45:38 +0000

How long must beets sit after pickling before they are ready to eat

By: Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:00:33 +0000

Aw, thanks, Mom! Funny though, I could have sworn we used to can at least 500 pints each summer…. At least it sure felt like it! Seriously though, very good memories! Wouldn’t trade them for the world.

By: Peggy Lovve

Peggy Lovve — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:32:41 +0000

The pickled beet story brings back many fond memories for me. My memories are of a wee, small girl who would follow me around in the garden while playing with our many “garden cats”. The kitty cats lived in the dairy barn located across the road from the garden, and they were always on the look-out for the wee girl. Their company made the time go faster while I picked the beets. Then, it was off to the old wash house where the small girl and I would wash the beets and cook them in a very heavy, old kettle. We often used the old 5 leg table that set in the corner of the wash house to put the dishpans on while we slipped the skins off the cooked beets. While the work was going on, there were stories to tell and counting games to play that helped to make the work less boring. Finally, the beets were cooked, cut and ready for canning. My canning records show that I usually canned 25 to 35 pints of beets each year, but one year I canned 45 pints. And yes, the wee girl usually had to make many trips up and down the cellar steps in the old, farm house to store all those jars in the canning
cupboards.The memories I have are wonderful. Love you Jennie.
Mom

By: Jennie

Jennie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:47:49 +0000

That’s exactly what my family does too!! Funny thing is though, I love the beets but don’t like the eggs. I shoud send you my leftover brine when I finish a jar. Thanks for leaving the comment as I thought adding the tidbit about the pickled eggs might be a bit much for folks still unfamiliar with pickled beets. Now I know I’m not the only one that knows about pink pickled eggs. Though I don’t like eating them, I do love how the yellow of the yolk contrasts wit the pink/purple of the “white”. Good stuff!

By: klmoreau

klmoreau — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:30:30 +0000

I’m originally from Western Pa, and my grandma used to make pickled beets every summer. I never did grow fond of the beet taste – believe me I still try, so I let everyone else finish the beets, and then use all the leftover juice to make picked eggs!

All you have to do is hard-boil them, drop them in the jar of beet juice, and let them sit for a day or so (longer is better). The are so sweet and purple and tasty!

My 86 year old grandmother still made beets with us this past fall! She douses her pickled eggs with a ton of salt. Me? I just grab one out of the jar and take a big bite!