Ole Fashioned Beet Pickles

Directions

1. 1
   Wash fresh beets and leave an inch of the top stems so the juice will not cook out so much.
2. 2
   I sort the beets according to size and this eliminates overcooking of small beets.
3. 3
   Save a few cups of the red water the beets were cooked in.
4. 4
   Beets are tender when tested with a fork.
5. 5
   Drain off the hot water and cover with cold water until cool enough to handle.
6. 6
   Peel beets and cut off the stems.
7. 7
   Leave small ones whole, but large beets still need to be quartered.