Cwikla (Pickled Beets)

• 3 c Beets, cooked or canned, sliced
• 1 tb Fresh horseradish, grated (or use about 4 t prepared horseradish)
• 8 Cloves, whole (or use about 1/2 t caraway seed)
• 2 c Vinegar
• 1 tb Brown sugar
• 2 ts Salt

Layer beets in a glass or earthenware bowl, sprinkling layers with horseradish and cloves.

Boil vinegar with sugar and salt 2 minutes. Pour over the beets. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.

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.

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