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Who makes beet relish? I did..... I'm not sure if I'll like it.... I think I need to experment with the spices...... This was just sugar, vinegar, salt and prepared horseradish... I'm thinking it needs some celery seed or mustard seed too... I did make some pickled beets and I pureed some beats for jam..
 
the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
Can't give you any help in the beet dept. I don't do beets of any kind.


(doin that heebie jeebie shivver shake)
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Glad I'm old enough not to have to eat them anymore too... :lol:
 
I recall an incident from my grade school days. At noon, the school cooks served beets. None of us kids cared for beets, but the rule was we had to eat everything on our plates before we could go out to the noon recess. The all clear was sounded, and off we ran to play games and have fun. The bell rang for us to go back to class, but there seemed to be a somber pall in the air. When we were all seated, the superintendent stepped inside the classroom. In those days spankings were quite legal. The man stood looking as intimidating as possible with his fat figure, and he kept popping a ping pong paddle against his leg as threatingly as possible. He announced that one of us little kiddies had dumped their beets on the floor of the cafeteria, and that this crime would not be tolerated. The guilty party was supposed to declare their identity. I was innocent, but was sweating blood nevertheless. Finally a little blond boy cracked under the pressure, and quaveringly declared that it was he who was guilty. The superintendent grabbed the youngster and stepped out into the hallway. Even though the door was closed, we could hear the paddling in progress, interspersed with sobs of pain. I haven't liked beets ever since. :roll:
 
Thankfully my mama never cooked beets either. So I haven't ever had to sit and eat them.

Grandma would put em on the table on occasion.....but she wasn't one to "make" ya eat anything ya didn't want to.

Whewww guess I got off easy......lol

Beets, Radishes, and Turnips.....Ickkkkkkkk
 
I was given my grandmother'a box of recipes. It is a Brach's candy box that someone must of given her... Inside is recipes in my grandmother's hand writing and also some from her sister dot.. My grandmother clipped out recipes from the Omaha World Herald some had my grandmothers critic on certain dishes she had tried... But a double bonus is the stories on the back of the recipes from the paper.. Who was getting married, some new ladies clothes patterns that were new in 1945... The cost of a can of vegtables or milk.... All dated untill the sixties....I also have my mother's old watkins cook book and some of her old cookbook too... I always cook my Christmas candy and cookies from these old recipes... It may take me a whole morning to select the recipes... Got to read the backs too!! Sooo just a little idea on why I make beet jelly and pickle them too.... Guess I'm just going back to my roots.... :wink:
 
Your not alone there Katrina. I do the same thing. I have all my grandmothers old recipes...and for some reason...(that I'm so thankful for) she stuck letters from other family members in with her recipes. They are so neat to read. I get caught up in reading stuff and forget what I'm lookin for sometimes. LOL

I also have Mr. Lilly's granny's recipe books, and stuff she clipped out of the newspaper. Neat neat old stuff. I have a Watkins cook book dated 1938...with a blue binding......I bought it somewhere at a garage sale...or antique show...don't remember....but love it!
 
I am also the holder of the old family recipes. Both grandmothers collected a lot of recipes. Sometimes I get the boxes out and just browse through them. I still make pickled onions from Grandma's recipe that take 7 days in a crock, and have ingredients like "alum the size of a walnut" in them. People don't even know what a crock is for any more.

As for beets, I make pickles every year. We won't have a roast chicken dinner without beet pickles! I also freeze cooked beets for making borscht in the winter. MMMMM good. I was going to try beet relish this year for the first time too, but never got to it. I guess if the beets left in the garden survive the snow we're supposed to get tomorrow I may still give it a go.
 
I got Granny's old crock...I think it's a 10 gallon one...not sure, can't read the number on it. It also belonged to Grandpa's mama. So it's old. They used it to make pickles and sour craut(sp). I know the pickles were left in there for a long time. packed in salt to start with. Took like 6 weeks in the crock before they were put into jars.
I also ended up with her churn.
 
THis is one of the guys favorite beet recipe:

Harvard Beets

I use my frozen beets and just warm them up on the stove... Then in a seperate pot I heat 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tbsp of cornstarch, 2 tbsp of butter and salt and pepper...

And Kato the relish is really pretty.. The beets and cabbage would be pretty on the Christmas table.........

Lilly, I can relate... No temps on the oven just warm or hot oven... :wink:
 
katrina said:
THis is one of the guys favorite beet recipe:

Harvard Beets

I use my frozen beets and just warm them up on the stove... Then in a seperate pot I heat 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 tbsp of cornstarch, 2 tbsp of butter and salt and pepper...

And Kato the relish is really pretty.. The beets and cabbage would be pretty on the Christmas table.........

Lilly, I can relate... No temps on the oven just warm or hot oven... :wink:
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Those were likely wood or coal burning stoves also. The later ones had thermometers on them.
 
Those Harvard beets sound tasty. :P I'm going to try them.

I have a collection of crocks, from 1 to 5 gallon sizes, and use them every year. The big one is for sauerkraut, which is a lot easier to make than you would think. It'll hold 25 pounds of cabbage. And it's way way way better than that stuff you buy in the store, especially if you use fresh cabbage from the garden.
 
We're having cooked cabbage with bacon for dinner... Kato do you make cabbage rolls? With hamburger???

I am smiling right now as a trucker got lost needing directions to a nearby ranch... He asked if I wanted some squash?? I told him no I had squash... He said a trucker gave him some squash... I asked him if he wanted some beets.. He said no...... :roll: :wink: Anyways I gave him the directions and as he was driving away he said to vote.... and added anyone but Obama.... I gave him the thumbs up..... What a day.... :D
 
katrina said:
We're having cooked cabbage with bacon for dinner... Kato do you make cabbage rolls? With hamburger???

I am smiling right now as a trucker got lost needing directions to a nearby ranch... He asked if I wanted some squash?? I told him no I had squash... He said a trucker gave him some squash... I asked him if he wanted some beets.. He said no...... :roll: :wink: Anyways I gave him the directions and as he was driving away he said to vote.... and added anyone but Obama.... I gave him the thumbs up..... What a day.... :D
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I made a pot of soup, hot sausage, tomatoes , onion and a head of cabbage yesterday, this time of year with Sue at work I usually have someting in the oven, slow cooker or stove top for dinner.
 
I do make cabbage rolls. I grew up eating my Mom's, which were made with hamburger, rice etc. and lots of tomato sauce on them.

Hubby, on the other hand grew up on traditional Polish variety cabbage rolls. He likes them with a filling of rice, lots of salt and pepper, some lightly fried onions, and maybe a bit of bacon, and no sauce at all, other than some melted butter poured over the top.

So we go traditional. I like them cooked either way. :D I just wish they would make themselves. They are a lot of work!
 

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