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Mix first two ingredients together. Add vinegar and water. Boil 5 minutes. Add beets and butter. Allow to stand over low heat until flavor penetrates. Serve hot.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Combine sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, and beet juice. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add drained beets and heat thoroughly over low heat. Season to taste. Serve hot.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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I would like to know if you can use this recipe for canning? I have looked all over the internet and there is nothing for canning Harvard beets with cornstarch in it.
Thank you.
You did not provide a recipe. I found one that does use cornstarch: https://www.goo ard-beets-372772
Like the other link, most recipes for Harvard Beets does include cornstarch but that is the recipe for making serving beets and not canning beets.
Most recipes for canning fresh beets do not include cornstarch as that is generally added when preparing to serve. But I did find one canning recipe that includes cornstarch - I've never used this recipe but I hope it is what you are looking for.
Do you have a recipe for Harvard beets using pickled beets?
By Forrest C.
I don't. If you already have the pickled beets and want to use them up I would do this. Melt a little butter (two tablespoons) and mix it with a little flour (one tablespoon) in a saucepan.
Add the juice of the canned beets and then sweeten with a tablespoon of sugar. If you don't have a half cup of juice add a little water. Cook until the juice forms a glaze. It won't take long. If you are going to buy the beets. Get plain canned beets and make the recipe just like above only add two tablespoons cider vinegar. Delicious.
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By Robin from Washington, IA
This recipe for Harvard beets comes from the 1964 edition of "Joy of Cooking". It is one of my husband's favorite vegetables. It makes 6 servings.
Slice or dice:
Stir in a double boiler until smooth:
Cook and stir these ingredients until they are clear. Add the beets and place them over hot water for about 30 minutes. Just before serving, heat but do not boil, and add 2 tablespoons butter.
I never leave them sitting over hot water, but I do find that making them the day before really makes a difference.
By Coreen from Rupert, ID
I tried a recipe from The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook. I have never liked beets (I think they taste like dirt) but I loved this recipe! I don't see why you couldn't use canned beets and Splenda does make a brown sugar sub. This is a recipe for six.
1. If using fresh beets - leave root and one inch of stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Place in a Dutch oven; cover with water, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 min or until tender. Drain, peel, and cut into 1/4 inch-thick slices.
2. Combine juice, vinegar, and margarine in a bowl. Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan. Gradually add juice mixture, stirring well with a whisk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook until thick (about two min), stirring constantly. Add beets, tossing gently to coat. Garnish with orange zest, if desired.
This is a lot easier than it sounds. Excellent recipe - even my 2 and 5 year olds love this. (01/11/2007)
By Lisa from WI
I am searching for a recipe for Harvard beets using the canned small whole beets and Splenda. I made this a while back and have lost the recipe. Any help will be appreciated.
Linda from Greenwood, SC
I don't believe I've ever had Harvard beets, but a friend of mine says they are very good. I'm assuming they are served hot? I've always loved pickled beets. My husband and I have canned our own and they were great; however we decided that the Aunt Nellie's jarred in the store are excellent and cheap enough so we'll just buy them. Aunt Nellie's does make Harvard beets if you wanted to just buy them; however they wouldn't contain Splenda.
I would think you could find recipes online. Put Harvard beet recipe into a search at Google or ask.com. Also www.allrecipes.com is a great recipe site and you might find the recipe there.
Good luck,
Debbie (01/08/2007)
By Debbie52
Use any Harvard beets recipe and substitute Splenda. It tastes fine! (01/08/2007)
By coreenhart
Searching on allrecipes.com using the ingredient search, I was able to find 3 different recipes. None of them have Spenda but instead have sugar, but from what I understand you can pretty much substitute Splenda for sugar in just about any recipe. Here's the links to the recipes I found, hope they help:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandmas-Harvard-Beets/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Harvard-Beets/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Glazed-Whole-Beets/Detail.aspx
(01/08/2007)
By Tracy
Hi Linda, check out recipezaar.com for a basic Harvard beets recipe and as others have noted, just sub Splenda for the sugar. BTW, I notice you're down here in my neck of the woods! I'm an ol' Green Woojun myself, and if you come up with a killer beet recipe you could call it "Lander Beets"! (Hey, Greenwood needs all the help it can get!) (01/08/2007)
By Alph
Thanks so much for all the info. I remembered using the small whole beets in a can, but didn't remember using any vinegar.
And, Alph, I'm a former Lander gal. (01/09/2007)
By Pepsi Gal
I've always heard that Splenda and sugar are equal amounts in recipes - have you tried a regular recipe and just substituting the Splenda? (01/09/2007)
By Teri Van Hecke
I use Splenda in everything--even Harvard beets. But if a recipe calls for 1 cup sugar, I use 2 cups Splenda. To me, the vinegar is overpowering if you don't use more sweetening to balance it. I've also found that using the packets rather than the measure for measure Splenda yields a sweeter product (each packet = 2 tsp.). (01/12/2007)
By Cryssie
Pour over sliced cooked cubed beets 1/2 hour before serving.
By Robin
I was so suprised to see this! We had Harvard beets growing up as a child, we grew a very large garden. This is an excellent way to serve beets and goes with anything. I even worked in a high end resturant and we were shipped beets by mistake and made them this way to serve. (04/23/2005)
By Jane
