Easter at Babci's was very special. Her enamel coffee pot on the back of the stove would be filled with chicoried black liquid, and the ham in the oven gave off a brown sugared warm aroma.

The colored Easter eggs were in a brown basket on top of a hand crocheted white doily right next to the yellow raisin bread. The polish sausage (kielbasa) was wrapped in tin foil and was slowly cooking along with the ham in the oven. Her pickled beets were everyone's favorite...her recipe sits below for you. All of the food was fine indeed but the focal point in Babci's kitchen was not the food so much as her love. Her easy smile, her selfless caring, Babci was the draw.

Pickled Beets

2 cans of Red Beets
2tbsp. of brown sugar
2tbsp. of cider vinegar
Touch of salt
Thinly sliced onions
A dash of pepper

Mix all ingredients together and place in a large glass jar...overnight in fridge. You may add whole hard boiled eggs that have been peeled. This colorful array makes a nice addition to your Easter festivities.

© 2000 Caroline Shaw

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