Borscht (Ashley)

Ainekset

3-4 bunches or 5-6 beets with greens

3 cans (14 oz each) broth

2 oniors, chopped

1c white vinegar

1 bay leaf

Salt and Pepper

10 pepper corns

Sour cream (optional)

Pulled pork or extra ham & ham bone

Ohjeet

In Lg pot combine ham + ham bone, onion, bay leaf, peppes corns, vinegar, broth and 2-4 cups of water. Simmer all day all on low setting. Pull out the ham & hambone to cool and debone. Skim film from soup. Scrub beets, cut off leaves, use a peeler on beets then put in the pot & boil in pot till tender. Remove beets from pot & cool. Dice beets and return to pot. Return cleaned & deboned meat to pot. Clean beet leaves, pull apart the leaves & transfer back to pot. cook soup on low till leaves are tender, serve.

optional serve with sour cream.

Muistiinpanot

Variation on recipe mom got from her neighbor in Michigan.