Canning Grandma's BLUE RIBBON PICKLED BEETS!

[@annief6797]

Thank you for sharing your grandmother’s recipe 😊; about how much beets would say you used?

[@homesteadpatch8663]

I should have weighed them, but I had a very large stainless steel bowl. I typically make the syrup for one recipe and then can my beets that I grow, and if I need more I just make more syrup. If I dont have enough beets and more syrup then I just freeze the syrup until I grow more beets. if you are making this recipe I would probably buy 2 or 3 bunches of beets. Hope that helps

[@annief6797]

@@homesteadpatch8663. Awesome!! Thank you!

[@MarlenevT]

I can hardly walk by the fridge without grabbing the pickled beet jar and a fork. I am and have been addicted to beets since I was a child. I can go through a jar in a couple days.

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Me too!

[@cyndifernell8497]

Good Good for your blood and body. I love Them did mine today 8/2/24 Thank you

[@jackiehorn3724]

Just found your channel. Really like it. So I am a new subscriber. Love me some beets.

[@colleenwalker5313]

I use a few layers of cheese cloth for the spices tied off with string in my beet brine. Tea bags you're using are also a very good if a person can get them. Beet jelly is one of my fav's! Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Thanks for the tip! Yes I am planning to make that Jelly 😍later today.

[@laurachatfield4142]

I sprinkle a touch of cloves and about 3x as much cinnamon into my brine. Just gives it that little something

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Sounds yummy!!

[@VTgirlandherbeagles]

I grew beets for the first time this year. Can't wait to can them. Were these water bathed or pressure canned? Thank you for sharing the recipe :)

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Pickled beets are water bath canned from the vinegar

[@jackiehorn3724]

I am planning on planting a few fruit trees. But wondering what would be best here. We are in zone 7 a. So we have late freezes. A lot of our trees just die. But every once in a while one makes it. And we have soooo many deer on the property. We have to fence in all the trees or they eat them. The young trees.

[@homesteadpatch8663]

You get alit more chill hours in 7a than I get in 9b… so i would check with your local nursery but I think if I lived there I would look into planting Bartlett Pear (cant grow here by me), Cherry, apple and santa Rosa plum. Good luck!

[@annehoward5803]

Do you water bath them? Do you store in the fridge or shelf?

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Yes I water bath them and they are then shelf stable. After opening I store in the refrig

[@cu4achat123]

How long did you put them in the Water Bath canner?

[@homesteadpatch8663]

30 mins

[@cu4achat797]

@@homesteadpatch8663 Thank You.. They smell amazing. I made 4 pints.

[@cu4achat123]

@@homesteadpatch8663 These Beets are delicious. An awesome recipe.Thank you so much.

[@hatsypatatsy]

How long do they have to sit in the jars before they are ready to eat?

[@homesteadpatch8663]

I usually wait about 2 or 3 weeks

[@AudiHara]

How long do you water bath can them?

[@homesteadpatch8663]

30 mins

[@sharonellis1251]

I can't make out what the brown spice is nor the last one you added??

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Not sure which one you are referring to but here are the spices I added to the spice bag: Cinnamon Sticks to taste, 5 bay leaves, 2 TBSP Mustard Seed, 1 TBSP Allspice whole, 1 TBSP Coriander Seeds, 1 TBSP Peppercorns, ` TBSP ground ginger, 1 TBSP dehydrated dill, 1 tsp whole cloves - put that in a teabag For the Liquid: 2 + 1/2 C Apple Cider vinegar, 2 C Sugar, 1 Cup beet water and the Spice bag listed above. Hope that helps 😍

[@sheilahtaylor3005]

I didn't hear how long you water bathe the beets.

[@homesteadpatch8663]

30 minutes

[@danatripp1972]

Good Lord I just put together the spices and I couldn't break any of my cinnamon sticks 😕

[@homesteadpatch8663]

Yes those things are so hard...

[@joycehwys]

Can you put onions in there

[@homesteadpatch8663]

I read online that you can process onions in the canner with vinegar brine that is 5% acidity, so I think that would work. But to be sure check the link for the National Center for Home food Preservation nchfp.uga.edu/#:~:text=The%20National%20Center%20for%20Home%20Food%20Preservation%20is%20your%20source,methods%20of%20home%20food%20preservation.

[@joycehwys]

@@homesteadpatch8663 thank you