No. 194 — Simple Fresh Berry Soup
Complete English translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 194 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original quantities, preparation and source.
Pick over fresh berries to obtain at least 2 Russian pounds in all: ½ pound each of raspberries, wild strawberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants.
Bring six glasses of water to the boil with sugar, honey or molasses, and two vershoks of cinnamon. Thicken with one spoonful of potato starch and boil.
Pour the boiling liquid over the berries already placed in the soup tureen. Stir, cover, and set at the edge of the stove for a quarter of an hour to keep warm, then serve.
To provide
3 Russian pounds of berries, according to the supply list ½–1 Russian pound of sugar | Or ½ Russian pound of honey or molasses A piece of cinnamon 2 vershoks long |