Harvard Beets

Love the Beet; Hate the inevitable mess from dealing with this very pink vegetable. This recipe is from Pearl Cross Belles, of the Jesse A. Cross line.

1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 beet liquid
1 T cornstarch
1 t salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 T butter
3 cup cooked & sliced beets

Obviously, the dreaded beets needed to be dealt with first. Chop the ends off. Cook them. They seem to take forever, but I can see that the 'beet liquid' will be beautiful. Now the part I hate, hate, hate - try to get the skin off. I did my best. Slice them. Done. Let's move on to better things.

"Combine vinegar, beet liquid, cornstarch, salt and sugar. Cook over medium heat until clear and thickened, stirring constantly. Add butter and sliced beets. Simmer 5 minutes. "

They simmered much longer, probably about 45 minutes, until we were ready for dinner. And they were wonderful -- exceeded my expectations.

This is a lovely deep pink dish - perfect for Valentine' Day if anyone is in to that type of thing.