I have had a taste for beets ever since I read here that the Hooley family was making pickled beets. I had my first beet five years ago in a restaurant salad and ever since…I’ve been hooked! I crave beets sometimes…I don’t know why…they must have something in them that my body needs?
The beet is a lowly root vegetable, but even the ancient Romans recognized them as a health food. Beets can be pickled, served in a salad, steamed and served with butter. In Eastern Europe, beets are made into borscht, a cold soup. Beets are commercially important because of their high sugar content (oh, now I get it–my body needs sugar!?) They are also known antioxidants and help to lower cholesterol. With all of that going for them….have you had your beets today?
10 comments
suebthefoodie
Lovely photos. I adore beets.
theinboxjaunt
Love your blog! Can’t wait to try your beet recipe—thanks for sharing!
suebthefoodie
Hope you enjoy. Looking forward to future posts about what in your camera bag.
theinboxjaunt
I try to update several times a week…
koltesagar
You have an interesting blog, thanks for dropping by. 🙂
theinboxjaunt
Thank you, and thank you for dropping by. It will take me a long time to check out your site—you’ve been blogging a long time!
hooleywithaz
they really aren’t very hard…maybe we should do a mother/daughter canning session next summer!
theinboxjaunt
It’s a date!–By the way–I agree–your Mother is the greatest!
Kimberly Konkol
Beautiful beet photos!!! I love pickled beets! I was able to can a few of my beets this summer. With our terribly hot and dry summer they didn’t get very big. I’m savoring each jar! 🙂
theinboxjaunt
I’ve never tried to make them…I will have to try, because I crave them sometimes!
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