Instructions: Combine the beets, onion, water, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 1 hour. Add the lemon juice and sugar and cook for 30 minutes. Correct seasongin; the soup may require a little more sugar or lemon juice, depending upon the sweetness of the beets. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Gradually add 3 cups of the soup, beating constantly to prevent curdling. Return this mixture to the balance of the soup, beating steadily. Remove all of the beets from the soup. Grate 5 of the beets and return them to the soup. The remaining beets may be used in a cold salad.

Chill the soup, and serve very cold with a spoonful of sour cream in each plate.

Note: If a very thick soup is desired, place the remaining beets in an electric blender with 2 cups of the soup, and run the machine until the mixture is smooth. Add the mixture to the soup.

These recipes are from the Molly Goldberg Jewish Cookbook. I leave off the eggs in the hot borscht recipe

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