@farmerman,
Ha. very funny.
But if we'd had meat in it all the time then we'd have had to kill the cow ... then there'd be no milk!
You didn't consider that, did you?
My mother's borscht usually had meat in it, though ... & a dollop of sour cream in it at the end. Which made it a weird pink colour.
The thought of which just made me feel a bit queasy ...
pink borscht
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