The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 309 — Another Short-Pastry Proportion
English editorial translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 309 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, with historical measures, method and source.
Another proportion: six egg yolks, ⅓ Russian pound of butter, three glasses of flour and two small wineglasses of rum. The original gives these ingredients without further directions.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 309. Historical quantities and terminology from the 1901 book are retained; see the measurements guide. Period food handling and storage directions do not supersede modern safety standards.