Summa Borscht Mennonite Farmer Sausage And Potato Soup Food

This is a recipe from my mother's German-Mennonite ancestry. We eat it with hard-boiled eggs diced and added to the soup, for a meal in a bowl. Delicious!

Provided by Robin C

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes     Borscht

Time 1h5m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 1248.3 mg, Sugar 4.3 g

This borscht was discribed as "a soup by many names" in the Mennonite Foods and Folkways from South Russia" by Norma Jost Voth. Reading the recipes in this book, one old recipes reads "a grocery sackful of greens", so the amount of greens in this soup may vary. I grew up in a mennonite home but I can't remember ever having this soup. It was later on in life after moving to Winnipeg I got to taste this soup and thought it rather interesting. I mentioned it to Dad one day and he explained -"Weed Soup?!" I guess that is why we never had it at home. Sorrel is used in this soup. It is classified as a wild herb, a perennial herb of the buckwheat family. It gives a sour taste, so added to a soup gives it a distinct, tangy flavor. This soup is good served hot, with a heaping tablespoon of sour cream and a freshly baked slice of brown bread.

Provided by Shar-on

Categories     German

Time 2h30m

Yield 1 pot of soup

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510.6, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 97.2, Carbohydrate 115.8, Fiber 15.5, Sugar 6.2, Protein 14