If you have grown beets in your garden you may want to try this soup.  It is really quite simple to make.

4 large beets peeled and diced

2 onions minced

1 qt. water

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 t salt

1 t sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

Place beets and onion in a kettle with water, bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 35 minutes or 'til beets are tender.  Force through a course sieve or ricer, add salt, sugar and enough lemon juice to your taste.  Serve hot or cold with a dollop of sour cream on top.

Makes about 1 quart or 4 servings.

About Borsch:

Borsch is the basic soup of the Russians and Poles, and of many of the people whom they  have influenced, such as the Ukrainians, Lithuanians, and the Jews, all of whom have their own versions of borsch.  There are probably as many ways to make borsch as there are cooks.