The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1774 — Rice Porridge Baked in a Pumpkin
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1774 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Cut the top off a pumpkin, discard seeds and scrape the flesh until the shell walls are one finger thick.
Partly boil one glass rice, mix with half the scraped pumpkin flesh, a glass fresh sour cream, quarter pound butter, ground cinnamon, quarter glass sugar, a glass sultanas and currants, and five or six beaten whites.
Fill the pumpkin, replace its lid and bake in the oven. Serve on a platter.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1774. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.