Wash and peel beets and thickly slice so they cook faster. Peel the onion and garlic cloves. Leave the onion and garlic cloves whole since we will be removing them later.
Mix everything except the lemon juice and sugar in a large covered pot and cook over low heat for one hour.
Add the sugar and lemon juice. Cook an additional thirty minutes, remove from heat and let cool. Discard the onion and garlic and use a hand mixer to blend into a cold soup.
Optional: place a small spoonful of sour cream on top of each serving.
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iron 39%
beets: 30%
brown onions: 4%
brown sugar: 4%
sugar 35%
beets: 9%
brown onions: 3%
brown sugar: 22%
food_folate 20%
beets: 18%
brown onions: 1%
folate_total 20%
beets: 18%
brown onions: 1%
carbohydrate 17%
beets: 5%
brown onions: 2%
brown sugar: 8%
lemon juice: 1%
vitamin_c 17%
beets: 4%
brown onions: 3%
lemon juice: 9%
manganese 15%
beets: 12%
brown onions: 2%
copper 7%
beets: 5%
brown onions: 1%
vitamin_b6 7%
beets: 3%
brown onions: 3%
fiber 6%
beets: 5%
brown onions: 1%
magnesium 6%
beets: 4%
brown onions: 1%
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