need a beetroot pickling recipe

[hawthorns]

i ve just pulled about 15 alto beetroot from the garden and i want to pickle them. im looking to boil them and simmer til soft. i was then thinking of adding them to a jar with cider vinegar. SHOULD I ADD SUGAR. please help

[T8Ter]

I always add some demerera sugar to my beetroot and also, in some jars, some fresh, peeled ginger. The sugar, in the main, helps take the edge off the vinegar.

[coomber]

I use about 5 tbsp sugar for each jar, just heat the vinegar and sugar until the sugar is dissolved then pour over cooked beetroot - hope this helps

[seasprout]

I like mine to kick me in the teeth, so I dont, i just add Malt Vinegar.

[hawthorns]

do they need to stand or can they be used straight away

[coomber]

leave for a few weeks - if you can wait that long!!!

[blackkitty]

I wrap my beetroot in foil and bake them rather than boiling them, it really concentrates the beetroot flavour. Then I add sugar and some black peppercorns to the vinegar, I use red wine vinegar if I'm feeling flush otherwise white spirit vinegar.

[lainey lou]

I add sugar too mine.
BTW Hawthorns they sell 5l bottles of non- brewed condiment in Lovejoys in town.

[hawthorns]

i cant use spirit or malt vinegar. i use cider mostly or white wine vinegar. how you doing lainey

[lainey lou]

how you doing lainey

Great thanks . You?

[janto]

hi i use brine and add some tyme,tast the difference,mmmmmmmmmmmm

[ardroil]

how long do you boil them for ?

[coreopsis]

Where can I get some spirit vinegar?I had a look so many times and could see only malt vinegar.

[Phreddy]

I wrap my beetroot in foil and bake them rather than boiling them, it really concentrates the beetroot flavour.

Thanks for that Kitty, I had given up on B since Mrs P boils the colour (and taste) out of them. We will give that a try! What sort of time and setting please?

[Newbie]

Sorry for hijacking thread But i am about to harvest some Golden Beetroot and was hoping to pickle them but somehow preserve their beautiful colour so the jars look a bit different. Can anyone please reccomend which type of vinegar would be best to use?