Indiana - The Hoosier State, State flower: The Peony

1. Lentil Soup
2. Beet & Cauliflower Salad
3. Pumpkin Bread
4. Round Steak with Onions
5. Sauerkraut in White Wine
6. Apple Brown Betty

Beet & Cauliflower Salad - Serves 6

1 jar or tin cooked, sliced beets, about 1 pint
½ medium cauliflower, raw
½ cup tarragon vinegar
½ cup water
¼ tsp caraway seeds
2 peppercorns
½ bay leaf
Salt to taste

Divide cauliflower into small flowerets and cook in salted water until just barely tender (or pass them through your steamer, do not over cook. Drain, set aside and cool.

Simmer vinegar, water and all the seasonings except cloves for about 10 minutes.

Empty the beets and their liquor into a salad bowl. Add the reserved cauliflower. Strain the hot marinade over them and add the cloves.

Let cool and serve.

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