Recipe: Beets with Orange Sauce (1965)

BEETS WITH ORANGE SAUCE

1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon grated orange rind
2 3/4 cups beets, cooked or canned, sliced and drained

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt; mix well. Stir in orange juice. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Stir in butter, lemon juice, and orange rind. Pour sauce over beets and stir carefully. Heat and serve.

Makes 6 servings, 1/2 cup each
From: Recipelink.com
Adapted from source: Vegetables in Family Meals: A Guide for Consumers, USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 103, 1965