The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3399 — Preserved Cherries, Another Method
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3399 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Remove the cherry stems and pack the fruit fairly tightly into bottles without crushing.
For each bottle add a full cup of the best sifted sugar. Cork, tie with animal bladder and string, and, after white bread is removed from the oven, place the bottles in the residual heat.
Close the oven damper and leave the bottles there until the oven cools.
Historical editorial note: Heating tightly stoppered glass bottles in an oven risks breakage and pressure buildup. This is a historical method only.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3399. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.