Grandma Lainey's Pickled Beets

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sliced canned beets, juice reserved
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 whole cloves ( i would decrease this to one clove - sh)
• 3 black peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion, sliced

Directions

Place the beets into a medium bowl and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar and 1/2 cup beet juice and bring to a boil. 

Add sugar, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf, salt and onion, and return to a boil. Remove from heat, and pour mixture over the beets. 

Toss until coated, cover and chill. 

Serve the beets very cold.

Submitted by Elaine Willardson