The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1804 — Rich Wafer Rolls
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1804 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Cream four spoonfuls melted butter until pale, add sugar, five pounded bitter almonds and four eggs.
Stir in half a glass flour and eight spoonfuls milk, then bake wafer rolls in the usual way, using half a spoonful batter for each and greasing the iron only for the first batch.
This quantity yields about twenty-five to twenty-eight rolls.
Historical editorial note: The supplies give a quarter pound butter, half a glass milk, four eggs, six sugar lumps, five bitter almonds and half a glass flour. Raw bitter almonds may be toxic.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1804. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.