From Virginia Wiedemann:  "This salad tastes great with almost anything that doesn't have tomatoes in it, and that's a good thing because it makes A LOT! You can call it 'Oriental Beets', or just plain 'delicious.'"

"Chinese" Beet Salad

3 16 oz. cans sliced beets, or 6 cups fresh, cooked and sliced
1 1/2 cups beet liquid
2 Tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp catsup
24 whole cloves
1 cup thinly sliced onions
strong horseradish
salt

Put first 7 ingredients in a pan and cook until it starts to thicken.  Add thinly sliced onions and cook over low heat 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and add 4 - 6 Tbsp. good strong grated horseradish and a dash of salt.

Chill at least 4 hours.