The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 2055 — Bitter-Orange Glaze
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2055 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Rub a quarter pound sugar over zest of one bitter orange and pound very fine.
Add an eighth teaspoon cinnamon, an eighth teaspoon nutmeg and one crushed cardamom seed.
Thin with three quarters tablespoon red wine, add a little citric acid and rub in one direction until thick. The original recommends prolonged rubbing.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2055. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.