Comments on: Home Preparedness Means Home-Produced Sugar. Of Course.

By: mahana

mahana — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:52:42 +0000

Now you’ve got me wondering if the sugar I bought today to make raspberry jam is made from beets. Never thought of that before. There is a sugar beet processing plant about 30 miles down the road from where I live…

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:33:19 +0000

Well, no, but RAMEUMPTOM STARTED IT!

By: Coffinberry

Coffinberry — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:33:12 +0000

I don’t think we’re thinking about the same beets, here.

By: Vader

Vader — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:54:00 +0000

Touche.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:29:30 +0000

Just think how much more pleasure I get out of life, liking beets, than you get out of loathing them.

By: Vader

Vader — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:19:18 +0000

Though it’s true a lot of folks tell me I look like I got sucking on a lemon, and my face froze that way.

By: Vader

Vader — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:18:26 +0000

It’s just that I loathe beets so much.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:52:11 +0000

Life would be sweeter if you sucked on a sugar cube. Look at the Recent Comments box — there are plenty of sugar cubes there at the moment.

By: Vader

Vader — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:34:49 +0000

You need to moderate the comments better, Ardis.

Oh, wait, that was your own comment …

Darn.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:45:30 +0000

Mmm mm! I know what I’m having for supper tonight:

HARVARD BEETS

Drain, reserving liquid, contents of one 15-oz. can of diced beets.

Mix together in saucepan:

2 tblsp. sugar
1 tblsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
few grains pepper

Stir in:

3/4 cup reserved beet liquid
3 tblsp. vinegar

Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add beets and 2 tblsp. butter or margarine. Again bring to a boil, stirring gently and constantly. Simmer 8 to 10 minutes.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings