Path: decwrl!recipes From: echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu (Edward Chrzanowski) Newsgroups: alt.gourmand Subject: RECIPE: Polish Wigilia 3/13: Pickled beets Message-ID: <12218@decwrl.DEC.COM> Date: 14 Dec 87 19:42:52 GMT Sender: recipes@decwrl.DEC.COM Distribution: alt Organization: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Lines: 46 Approved: reid@decwrl.dec.com Copyright (C) 1987 USENET Community Trust Permis- sion to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage, the USENET copyright notice and the title of the newsgroup and its date appear, and notice is given that copying is by permission of the USENET Community Trust or the original contributor. 1 WIGILIA-3(SL) USENET Cookbook WIGILIA-3(SL) CWIKLA WIGILIA-3 - 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. INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6) 3 cups cooked or canned beets, sliced 1 Tbsp fresh horseradish, grated (or use 4 tsp prepared horseradish) 8 whole cloves (or use 1/2 tsp caraway seed) 2 cups vinegar 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp salt PROCEDURE (1) Layer beets in a glass or earthenware bowl, sprin- kling layers with horseradish and cloves. (2) Boil vinegar with sugar and salt 2 minutes. Pour over the beets. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. RATING Difficulty: easy. Time: 15 minutes preparation, 1 day pick- ling. Precision: Approximate measurement OK. CONTRIBUTOR 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 Last change: 1 Dec 87 1