The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1708 — Baked Vermicelli or Noodles
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1708 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Make homemade noodles or boil three quarters Russian pound Italian vermicelli in salted water and drain.
Mix with two or three spoonfuls butter, two or three sugar lumps and one to three eggs.
Butter a saucepan or mould, dust with rusks, let cool and fill with noodles. Bake one hour until a dry browned crust forms all around.
Unmould onto a dish and serve sugar and cream separately.
To provide
¾ Russian pound Italian vermicelli Or for homemade noodles 3 glasses flour and 2–3 yolks | 2–3 sugar lumps 1–2 eggs and 2 rusks 2–3 spoonfuls butter |
Historical editorial note: The main instructions allow one to three eggs, but the ingredient table lists one or two.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1708. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.