Harvard Beets

Harvard Beets

From Betty Crocker

No one knows exactly how these beets received their name, but it's a safe bet that it's connected to the best known of Harvard's colors - crimson. ( Betty Crocker also has a recipe for Yale Beets) 

  

Prepare and cook beets as directed. I boiled mine for over 1 hour to have them nice and soft. 

Heat your water to a boil, add 1 tablespoon vinegar. Place beets in the boiling water. Bring beets to a boil and then reduce heat and cook for an hour or so. Run cold water over beets; slip off skins and remove root ends. Slice, dice or cut into slices.

Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt and pepper in 2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in water and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in beets. 

5 medium beets

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Dash of pepper

2/3 cup water

1/4 cup vinegar

I do not get real excited for beets, but my 12 year old loves them! This was a fun way to prepare them, and I liked Harvard Beets! So go ahead, try something new.

Let me know about something new you ate this week.

Enjoy!

Summer and Winter

Fun Fact

Did you know that only four Olympians have won medals in the Summer and Winter Olympics?

 Eddie Eagan

He won a gold medal in the light-heavyweight in the 1920  Summer Olympics at Antwerp

1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid he won a gold in the 4 man bobsleigh.

Flicker of the Campfire

Flicker of the campfire, wind in the pines, stars in the heavens, the moon that shines, a place where people gather, making friends of all mankind, a place where all mans troubles are always far behind. So give me the light of the campfire warm and bright. And give me some friends to sing with or I will be here all night. Love is where you find it, I found mine right here. Just you and I and the campfire and the songs we love to hear!

Carla TePaske

I am linking up with Lori at Life, Love, and Laughter