Boil your beet-root in salt and water, with a little cochineal and vinegar.
When half boiled, put in your turnips pared.
When they are done enough, take them off, and keep them in the same liquor in which they were boiled.
Original Text
Beet-root and Turnips.
Boil your beet-root in salt and water, with a little cochineal and vinegar; when half boiled, put in your turnips pared; when they are done enough, take them off, and keep them in the same liquor in which they were boiled.