Kate Connally wrote:

> "-L." wrote:
> >
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > > > Now maybe we can seduce Barb into liking beets...
> > >
> > > In your dreams, Bucko. There's a better chance that I'll win the
> > > PowerBall lottery.
> >
> > HOW can you not like beets!?! Beets are awesome!! Even my 14-mo
> old
> > loves beets! YUM YUM YUM!!!
>
> That's because he/she/it is too young to know any better. ;-)
>
> Kate, would rather die than eat a beet!

I would offer to send you a jar of my mums pickled beets but she's
almost 90 and has not "canned" for a number of years. I used to love
her canned plums. Back in my younger more pretentious days i would
serve the liquid from her plums as a chilled soup at my small dinner
parties.

But while i generally do not like beets, or rutabagas or turnips (except
in chicken soup) the pickled beets were delicious.

The liquid they produced was a lovely "vermillion" if i am correct, a
beautiful pinkish purple. Darker than a magenta but not quite purple or
distincly red, a pinkish, purple red?
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JL