Blood building soup thats good in the cold

2-3 carrots chopped
5-7 beets chopped
1 onion chopped
several cloves of fresh raw garlic chopped
1/2 cup toasted buckwheat (kasha)
1/2 cup lentils
1/4 cup dried or fresh nettles
1/4 cup burdock root
1  4-inch piece of kombu o4r wakame seaweed
1 tablespoon dill weed
1 tablespoon dill seed
1 tablespoon caraway seed
 miso or tamari to taste
fresh lemon juice or balsamic vinegar to taste

Place all ingredients except miso, lemon and vinegar in a large soup pot.  Cover with 4 quarts of water.

Bring to a boil and stir well. Lower heat and simmer covered for two hours

turn off heat and let sit and cool for 1 to 2 hours.

strain and serve the broth.  season the broth to taste with tamari or miso.  add a few dashes of fesh lemon or balsamic vinegar, as desired.

USE:  drink freely as needed to nourish and build blood, enhance energy, and ward off colds and flu.  
NOTE: many people seem to want this this soup unstrained rather than just drinking the broth.  It is fine to consume either way.

from the book healing tonics.."Neen's Amazing Blood Building Soup