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Title: Cwikla
Categories: Vegetable Poland Holiday Blank
Yield: 4 Servings
3 | c | Beets, cooked or canned, sliced |
1 | tb | Fresh horseradish, grated (or use about 4 t prepared horsera |
8 | Cloves, whole (or use about 1/2 t caraway seed) | |
2 | c | Vinegar |
1 | tb | Brown sugar |
2 | ts | Salt |
Layer beets in a glass or earthenware bowl, sprinkling layers with horseradish and cloves.
Boil vinegar with sugar and salt 2 minutes. Pour over the beets. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
NOTES:
* Pickled beets -- This recipe could be used as part of a 12-course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve. Yield: Serves 4-6.
: Difficulty: easy. : Time: 15 minutes preparation, 1 day pickling. : Precision: Approximate measurement OK.
: Original recipe passed down through the generations and translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski : MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu or {ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski
: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust
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