'Look What I Found'................!

You never know what you might find lurking at the back of your fridge...........!
Well this is what I found this morning.........a vacuum packed packet of fresh cooked beetroot..........!
If you've never pickled your own beetroot ...then you are missing a great taste......
it bares no resemblance to those jars of ready prepared beetroot you buy in Supermarkets.......they have such a harsh vinegar taste and the beetroot looses all it flavour........
So......this is what you do.....::::
For about 500g of Beetroot........

To a half a pint of water add 4ozs of sugar....
Bring to the boil to dissolve the sugar and then simmer for about 4 mins.....
Add 4 fluid ozs of white/red wine vinegar to the sugar syrup
and a dash of salt (optional)........

Have your Beetroot chopped or sliced (Baby Beets whole) in a bowl...
and pour the hot liquid over them.....
cool and then put into sterilised jars (as in jam..chutney etc.).....

Absolutely gorgeous....you'll never buy the 'jarred' stuff again...
And it sure makes a 'mean' egg, onion and beetroot sandwich...
(not sure if you can see that from my Blip)............!

So.....go out and buy some fresh ready cooked beetroot
or........better still......
get yourself down to your local farmer's market tomorrow and but some fresh uncooked ones and start from scratch........!!!

No Kitty again today I'm afraid.......but I promised him he could come in tomorrow when doggy s gone out....
So... Kitty Blip tomorrow!!!!!