Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4       lb           Young red beets (8 c)
   1       c            Brown sugar
   2       c            Vinegar (probably cider
                        -vinegar at the time
                        -of recipe)
   2       c            Cold water
   2       ts           Salt
   4                    Pieces small stick cinnamon
  14                    Whole clove
  24                    Hard boiled eggs

Preparation:

Wash beets, cut off leaves, stems and all but an inch of root, and cut into bite size pieces. Cook till tender then drain and peel. Boil remaining ingredients except eggs together for 10 minutes, cool and dump in beets. let stand a week or so. Add the eggs and let stand in cool place or fridge for at least 3 days. Place on bar and let em at em!