Victor Sack wrote:
> 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.
>
> Whatever borscht means to you, I'd say... just eyeball it. The exact
> amount is not critical. Do use the pickling liquid, which to some
> extent will replace beet kvas, which is probably unavailable to you.

The default canned beets here are not pickled. They're packed in
the water in which they were cooked, usually with a little salt
(you can usually find "no salt added" canned beets as well).

I'm pretty sure I've seen beet juice/liquor (kvas) in the Kosher
sections of the grocery stores. Oddly, I see this strange warning
on the Net:

"Never drink beet juice by itself. Beet juice should always be mixed
with other vegetables and/or apple juice. Pure beet juice (from the
bulb or greens) can temporarily paralyze your vocal chords, make you
break out in hives, increase your heart rate, cause chills or a
fever."

I dont' know what to make of that. Sounds pretty far fetched as
beet juice is considered a healthy drink from everything I've
read. And eating beets isn't that much different than drinking
the juice.

-sw