4) Holland State Park Beach: with an expansive, sandy beach on Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa, each with their own campgrounds. 5) CityFlatsHotel: a sister property to the CityFlats in Downtown Grand Rapids, this is hands down the hippest hotel you will find in any of Michigan's lakefront communities, guaranteed.
Keep the jars in the hot water until you fill them with pickles. If the recipe calls for presterilized jars, boil the jars completely submerged in water for 10 minutes before turning down the heat. In a separate small container, heat the lids (flat discs) in hot, but not boiling water.
Making Traditional Pickled Beets. 1  1. Wash and trim the beets. 2  2. Boil the beets. 3  3. Drain the beets and remove the skin.  4. Cut the beets on a cutting 1  board. 5. Make the pickling brine.  6. Pour the cooled brine over the beets in the 1  jar. 7. Let the beets pickle in the refrigerator for at least one  week.