SWEET AND SOUR BEETS
- 3 cups beets, diced
- 1 cup beet water
- 1 tblsp. sugar
- ΒΌ cup vinegar
- 2 tsp. butter
- 1 tblsp. corn starch
Cut off beet tops leaving 2 inches of the stems. Clean well, place in pot and cover with boiling water. Cook until tender, slip off the outer skins and dice. Strain and save 1 cup of the water in which beets were cooked. Add sugar, vinegar and butter. Thicken with 1 tablespoon of corn starch and cook to the consistency of cream. Add the diced beets, salt and pepper and heat.