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While i love pickled beetroot this is my first year actually doing it. I have row about ping pong ball size that I want to to.
Questions:
Would somebody please be able to tell me a good method please and also could I use white wine vinegar instead of malt vinegar because I find some brands really strong and would like to keep some of the beetroot taste if poss.

Thanks in anticipation
Kirsty

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updated 14 May 2008

In other recipes I've made, if I havent got enough of one type of vinegar, I've just swopped it for another - things turned out OK. Will check for you tho. Bernie

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I use my 'Jams, chutneys etc.' book by Marguerite Patten -
She suggests slicing or dicing your cooked beetroot and putting into boiling salted water (1tablespoon to a pint) - high but if you don't brine it it doesn't keep so well. Simmer in this for 10 minutes.
Meantime, prepare spiced vinegar - (tablespoon of pickling spices to the pint of vinegar - of your choice - boil together for 5 - 15 mins depending on how spicy you want it.)
Strain the boiling vinegar over the hot beet in the jars and seal.

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Thanks Flum amd Bernie
I take it that I would sterilise the jars as I do for jams and stuff? (oven low heat for 15ish mins)
Thanks again, much appreciated.
Kirsty

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updated 14 May 2008

Yep, I put mine in the oven on low while I'm doing the faffing.

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I am going to attempt to copy the info on this tread today.

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sainsburys sell pickling vinegar in jars just right for pickled beetroot or pickled onions etc

been and got some today, ya. :-)
Currently boiling me beets.

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How bizarre, all that beetroot produced one fat jar full. House stinks of vinegar now.

So erm... when do you think is the earliest i can sample my efforts..?

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Ohhh, lets think about this??.....um.????....... tomorrow maybe?.....no!!....I know....NOW!!!

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As a change from pickled beetroot you may like to try the following. Its from an Aussie Women's Weekly book on preserves.

BEETROOT CHUTNEY

1 kg beetroot, peeled and chopped
240g onions chopped
800g apples peeled and chopped
2 large oranges peeled and chopped
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups white malt vinegar
1 fresh red chilli, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon coriander seeds

Steam or microwave beetroot until just tender. Combine beetroot and remaining ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to boil, simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about an hour, or until mixture is thick. Pour into hot sterilised jars, seal when cold.

valmarg

You can have it now but personally I find it tastes a whole lot better if you leave it a couple of months.

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Is it just me....or is it cheaper to buy own brand pickled beetroot (c.21p) than it is to buy pickling vinegar and make your own? Am i missing the point?! Or is life really too short to pickle your own beetroot?

On the other hand, can you re-use the pickling vinegar from said own brand pickle?

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The home made stuff is infinitely nicer in my opinion and if you've got spare crop then it seems a shame to waste it. You probably could reuse the pickling vinegar but I'd be a bit worried about it being contaminated by it's previous use. Maybe I'm just sad, but I like preserving stuff, it's nice to use over the year when I don't have the crop nice and fresh - find it good stress relief after a hard day at work, especially if I can't get out in the garden.

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Which one are you and is it how you want to be?