Creamy Beet Soup

Ingredients:

6 Medium Size Beets
4T Butter
1 Medium Size Onion Minced
1 Large Potato
6C Milk
Salt and Pepper To Taste


Preparation:
 -Peel and slice beets into 1/4" sections.
 -Slice potato into 1/4" sections.
 -Use sauce pan to melt butter and cook down onions.
 -In a larger pot add the milk, potatoes, butter, and cooked onions and cook on medium heat. 
 -When potatoes start to soften (20-30 minutes) add the beets to the pot.
 -Keep on medium heat for another 10-20 minutes.
 -When the beets have softened the mixture is ready to puree. 
      -Depending on your blender, adding the warm/hot mixture to the blender may or may not be a    good idea.  We use the Vita-Mix blender and it is ok for blending warmer mixtures.  If you are unsure you may want to let the mixture cool down, and then puree.
      -To avoid making to large of a mess during blending we blended half of the mixture at a time.