Read the recipe (Borshch) and fill in the gaps.
Pour about 8 cups of water into (26) _____. Bring the water to the boiling point and put into it two or three peeled and diced (27) _____, about half a medium-sized green (28) _____ head, finally shredded, a couple of spoonfuls of rice or (29) _____ and boil for about twenty or thirty minutes. Then add one finely shredded red beet, a finely shredded medium-sized (30) _____, a chopped onion, and a tablespoonful of (31) _____ paste. Put a couple of (32) _____, a bit of black pepper, a pinch of (33) ______, and cook for another fifteen minutes. When the borsch is ready, add a couple of minced cloves of (34) ______ and some parsley. Leave it for about twenty or thirty minutes to reach the proper condition. Then warm the borsch again and serve with (35) ______. a saucepanpearl barleysaltsour creamcabbagecarrottomatogarlicpotatoesbay leaves