The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3191 — Grandmother's Little Gingerbread Biscuits
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3191 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Mix ½ pound sugar, 3 small eggs and ½ pound flour, then add 5 crushed cardamom seeds.
Lightly grease an iron sheet. Drop portions of dough measuring ½ teaspoon each, sliding them off the spoon with another spoon and spacing them a vershok apart.
Bake in a hot oven for 7–10 minutes, carefully preventing scorching. As soon as they colour slightly, lift off immediately with a knife pressed close to the sheet. Spread on a dish until cool.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3191. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.