In a pot over medium-high heat combine water, beets, blood orange juice and peels, ginger, vinegar, honey, cinnamon stick, cardamom, allspice, black pepper, and cloves.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool completely. Sour can be strained at this point or held with fruit and strained for service.
Hold refrigerated until needed.
Ingredients
1 qt water, distilled
2 cups beet(s), red, peeled, grated
2 ea orange(s), blood, juice and peel
1/4 cup ginger, grated fresh
1/4 cup vinegar, apple cider
2 tbsp honey
1 ea McCormick Culinary® Cinnamon, Sticks, crushed