1 bunch beets with tops
6 C water
1/3 C sugar (a little less)
½ t salt
Juice of 1 1/2 to 2 lemons
1 C fat free plain yogurt
Dill weed
Remove top of beets, cut up and boil separately. Cover beets with water
and boil having 6 cups of water remaining, boil till tender. Pour hot beet
water into bowl leaving the last table spoon or so in pot to avoid dirt.
Add sugar, lemon juice and salt to beet water mix and taste. It should have
a fairly strong taste of sweet and sour. Thoroughly mix yogurt with one
cup of beet water and then mix this with the remainder of the water. Grate
beets and add with the cooked tops to the beet water. Chill and serve with
additional yogurt in each bowl (2 table spoons or so) to taste. A sprinkle
of dried dill weed is also nice