Thanks for the beet ideas. I have a great recipe for pickled beets that my mother used to make. Pickled beets are great, even if you don't like beets.
I will dig out the recipe. I know it has oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves, and of course sugar and vinager. You can make it as spicy as you like with the oils. The recipe is old, so it just says season to taste.
I use the same recipe for sweet chunk pickles. That is a 10 day job to first brine the cucumbers. They are really good too. I will read over the other beet recipes and maybe try some. I won't turn in a recipe I did not try and like!
Rita, I would love your bread recipes too. My DH and I really like homemade bread and I love to make it.