Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> I bought the ones I bought

How many bushels? Will you be using any for Barb's Beety Beauty?

This is a most admirable undertaking, but one better suited for late
autumn/early winter, because that is when best quality beetroots are
available.

> What's the predominant flavor in them? Sweet-sour? Cinnamon? IMWTK.

Sweet 'n' sour. Cinnamon may be a component, but should not dominate.
A good marinade might include water, vinegar, maybe some sugar,
peppercorns, allspice berries, cinnamon, and cloves. If you need a
formal recipe, I can provide it.

And there is absolutely no taste or smell of dirt in good beetroots.
Someone must have been cruelly abusing you in your deprived and depraved
youth by feeding you dirt under the guise of beetroots, I'm sure. Poor
Queenie. At least you have become a true dirt connaisseuse.

Bubba