3 c  Beets, cooked or

           -canned, sliced
      1 T  Fresh horseradish,

           -grated (or use about
           -4 t prepared horseradish)
      8    Cloves, whole (or use

           -about 1/2 t caraway seed)
      2 c  Vinegar

      1 T  Brown sugar

      2 t  Salt

  Layer beets in a glass or earthenware bowl, sprinkling layers with
  horseradish and cloves.
  Boil vinegar with sugar and salt 2 minutes.  Pour over the beets.  Cover
  and refrigerate for 24 hours.
  NOTES:
  *  Pickled beets -- This recipe could be used as part of a 12-course meal
  known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own.  Wigilia is eaten after sundown
  on Christmas Eve. Yield: Serves 4-6.
  : Difficulty:  easy.
  : Time:  15 minutes preparation, 1 day pickling.
  : Precision:  Approximate measurement OK.
  : Original recipe passed down through the generations and translated from
  Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski
  : MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  : echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu  or
  {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski
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