I know people don’t like beets but I am not sure why. Beets are good for you, colorful, easy to prepare and have an earthy flavor. I like beets, I like beet tops even more, especially when they are young and tender and freshly picked from the garden. (Another post) This is about beet soup or borscht.

The first time I made beet soup was a number of years ago when I cooked weekly meals at our church on Wednesday evenings. There were usually about 200 people in attendance at those meals. This particular evening a group from our church were returning from Russia to share stories of their travels. I was asked to make a themed dinner and so I did. I started with Borscht and it was delicious! It was then I encountered the real prejudice that people had against beets as I had a lot left. [...]