Beetroot Soup (Borsch)

Ingredients

• 2 pints meat or vegetable stock or two stock cubes dissolved in hot water
• 3 large beetroot peeled and grated
• 2 medium onions peeled
• 3 medium potatoes peeled
• 4 stalks celery
• 1 medium cabbage shredded
• 2 large tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 1 green pepper
• 3 tbs vegetable oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 pint sour cream or yogurt
• 1 tsp fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1 Bay Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Dill Seed
• 1 tsp Garlic Chips