echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu (Edward Chrzanowski) (12/15/87)
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