The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 2383 — Mushroom and Rice Pie
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2383 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Boil a quarter pound dried porcini until soft and chop finely.
Fry a chopped onion in four spoons oil, add mushrooms, fry briefly, and season with salt and pepper.
Mix with one glass cooked rice, optionally cooked in mushroom stock, and fill pastry Nos. 2365, 2366 or 2360, as printed.
Historical editorial note: The final pastry number may be a historical misprint: No. 2360 is fried Smolensk groats.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2383. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.