The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 282 — Potato Dumplings
Complete English translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 282 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original quantities, preparation and source.
Peel half a Russian pound of raw potatoes (about three potatoes) and cover with three glasses of water. When it first comes to the boil, add one teaspoon of salt and cook for approximately twenty minutes.
When completely soft, drain through a fine sieve. Pour away the water and rub the potatoes through the sieve. Add one very heaped tablespoon of flour, one teaspoon of butter and one egg, then beat the mixture thoroughly.
Cook the dumplings as instructed in the general note on soup dumplings.
To provide
3 potatoes 1 teaspoon of butter | 1 egg 1 very heaped tablespoon of flour |
Original source: Read the Russian recipe No. 282. The quantities and historical terminology of the 1901 book are retained. See the measurements guide; period preparation and storage methods are not modern food-safety instructions.