The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 2731 — Rose-Petal Mousse
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 2731 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Prepare the mousse according to the rose-petal jelly in recipe No. 1983, reducing the prepared mixture to 3 glasses.
To provide
½ pound of sugar and ¾ glass of wine. 1 lemon. 1 small glass of rosewater. | ⅓ glass of rose-petal preserve. 3–4 sheets of white and 1–2 sheets of red gelatin. |
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 2731. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.