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

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