Potage Daquise - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cans beets
3 cans hot water
6 beef bouillon cubes
3 slices onion
garlic juice to taste
vinegar to taste
sugar to taste
lemon juice to taste
salt to taste
sour cream
garnish of hard-boiled egg, scallions, cucumbers, ham or shrimp

Preparation

Drain beets; chop and put back in liquid.
Add boiling water and chopped onion.
Add and season with remaining ingredients. Chill.
Whisk in some sour cream.
Fold in garnish.