"notbob" > wrote in message
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> I love pickled beets, but know spit about home canning. So, I figure
> refrigerator beets will do. I only bought one bunch. Soooo, can I
> jes use white vinegar (I might have some cider vin) and sugar and no
> spices? Maybe some onions and a couple garlic cloves? No terragon,
> cinnamon, allspice, anise, cloves, pickling spice, oregano, eggs, blah
> blah blah...... I jes wanna taste the beets, not McCormack's entire
> line! BTW, I'm talking about fresh organo beets, not canned. I
> assume I gotta cook 'em, perhaps put hot beets in pickling juice
> before refrigerating. I figure I'll pressure cook 'em.

I just cover mine in malt vinegar and they live in the fridge .. after
cooking of course If all I had was white vinegar then I would use that.
I don't use any spices because we don't like them.

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