SPICED ONIONS AND BEETS

2 cups thinly sliced mild onions
2 cups cooked. peeled and sliced beats
1/2 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup water
1 stick cinnamon
4 whole cloves
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Place onions and beets in pan with rest of ingredients. Bring to boil, and simmer gently 10 minutes.

Serve cold as a relish or hot, with 1 tablespoon butter added, as accompaniment to meat.

Improves with time and will keep for weeks in refrigerator. (Add just a touch of garlic salt for extra flavor.)

Makes 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Magazine pullout: Onions, The Collector's Cookbook #24, Woman's Day magazine, January 1959