Boiled Beets - American Recipe

Boiled Beets

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Simple boiled beets as prepared in the American home kitchen of the 1920s.

Ingredients

Method

1. Scrub — the beets, and cut off all but one inch of the stems, leaving the roots on.
2. Cook — whole in boiling water from one to four hours, depending upon the size and age of the beets.
3. Drain, cover with cold water, and let stand a few minutes.
4. Drain — again, and remove the skins.
5. Cut — the beets into small cubes or slice them.
6. Reheat — in a double-boiler, adding butter, salt, and pepper, and (if desired) sugar.
7. If — the beets are to be pickled, cover them with vinegar and let stand several hours.

Tags: beet · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)