Janet Wilder > wrote in news:48bc8b9a$0
:

> Chris Tsao wrote:
>> Since they don't sell beets in my neighborhood, I got the idea
to buy
>> canned beets for my borscht tomorrow. So I am hoping someone
in here
>> can tell me how many ounces of beets from a can should I use
for a
>> borscht recipe which calls for three medium beets.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
> One recipe I have calls for 5 large beets and says canned whole
beets
> can be substituted. I'm assuming that would be about half a
one-pound
> can. Just a guess.
>

Beets can get fairly large. If a large potato can weigh a 1/2
lb...so can a large beet.

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The beet goes on -Alan