I just made this soup for the first time. It's great! A perfect warm dish for those cold blustery days ahead. I didn't dice the veggies at all. I cooked them in the water and when they were soft I chopped them up in a blender. I used homemade sauerkraut (white cabbage with green apples) instead of shredded cabbage and WOW!.... yumskidoododay! I really like this recipe.

Great old time borscht recipe. Thank you My mom made this for me over 20 years ago.

This truly is an excellent borscht, no substitutions required!

I added 1/2 teaspoon of caraway seed and some fresh ground black pepper, whirled in small batches in the blender, and served with a small boiled potato. You can also substitute plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream. Yummy!

This appears to be a very simple recipe (compared to others I've seen), and the posted reviews have all been positive! I can't wait to make this. My husband and I adopted our son from Russia 8 years ago and, let me tell you, I had this soup EVERY DAY for lunch or dinner (I couldn't get enough of it)!

That was a great recipe. I have emailed it to myself for future use. We like lemon so I put in the juice of a whole lemon.

That was a great recipe. I have emailed it to myself for future use. We like lemon so I put in the juice of a whole lemon.