No. 1652 — English Pancakes with Lemon and Meringue
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1652 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Mix half a glass flour, half a glass yolks, half a glass cream, five eighths glass melted butter, a third glass sugar and zest of one lemon.
Fold in the remaining whipped whites. Fry in small skillets, greasing only at first; do not turn, but brown the tops with the heat of the fire.
Stack on a dish, brushing each layer with lemon juice mixed with a quarter glass table wine and a quarter glass sugar.
Cover the stack with meringue made from four whites and half a glass sugar, bake a few minutes and decorate with jam.
To provide
½ glass flour and 6 eggs ½ glass cream ¾ glass melted butter Almost 1 glass sugar, about ½ pound | 1 lemon ¼ glass table wine 4 whites and optional ¼–½ glass jam |