| sliced or diced beets cooked in a mixture of sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, and water. |
| Main Entry: | Harvard beets |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | cut-up beets cooked in vinegar, sugar, butter, and cornstarch |
| Etymology: | said to have been created by a Harvard student or be so-named because of the beets' color being the Harvard color or be a corruption of the name of a tavern in England named Harwood |
| Usage: | cooking |
