English editionNo. 2021 — Rice Cream in Berry Kissel
The 1901 Cookbook Archive

No. 2021 — Rice Cream in Berry Kissel

English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2021 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.

Prepare two glasses thick cherry, currant or raspberry kissel from syrup or fruit.

Set a layer in the base of a fluted mould over ice, tip and fill the side grooves successively, then set again.

Cook half a glass blanched rice in one and a half glasses milk, flavour with vanilla or lemon zest and sugar.

Mix with a glass whipped cream and a quarter glass dissolved gelatin, fill the mould, chill and turn out.

To provide

½ glass rice and 1½ glasses milk

½ vershok vanilla or

Zest of ¼ lemon

1 glass whipping cream

½ glass sugar

For the kissel:

½ glass fruit syrup diluted in water

Or ⅓ pound berries and ⅓ glass sugar

¼ glass potato starch

Diluted in ½ glass liquid

Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2021. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.

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