The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 2085 — Sand-Torte with Alternative Proportions
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2085 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Cream one pound clarified butter in a stoneware bowl over ice until pale.
Add one pound sugar and beat in ten whole eggs one by one. When thick and pale add five drops bergamot oil and one pound flour.
Mix and bake as a butter cake; the supply list gives a smaller six-person proportion.
To provide
For six people: ⅓ pound butter and 3½ eggs ⅓ pound sugar, about ⅔ glass | ⅓ pound flour, about 1 glass 5 drops bergamot oil Glaze and decorations separately |
Historical editorial note: The ingredients in the main method are approximately three times the reduced supply list.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2085. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.