The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 1836 — Spice Proportions for Sweet Pastry
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1836 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
For each pound flour used in sweet pies and vatrushki, choose one flavouring: ten cardamom seeds, five drops lemon oil, half a vershok vanilla pounded with sugar, or zest from a quarter to half a lemon.
Alternatively use twenty sweet almonds toasted golden in a clean pan and crushed, or very finely shredded candied orange peel.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 1836. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.