The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1544 — Smolensk Groat, Semolina or Millet Pudding
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1544 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Boil four glasses milk and stir in one and a quarter glasses of groats; cook with stirring until thick and cool slightly.
Cream butter until pale with four or five yolks and lemon-zest-scented sugar; mix with porridge.
Add currants and raisins if desired, fold in four or five whipped whites and put in a buttered, rusk-dusted mould.
Bake for half an hour. Serve with syrup or sweet sauce.
To provide
4 glasses milk and 1¼ glasses groats Lemon zest or cinnamon 4–5 eggs and ¼ glass sugar | ¼ Russian pound butter and 2 rusks Optional ½ glass currants and ¾ glass raisins Syrup or sauce |
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1544. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.