The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3420 — Rowanberry Nalivka
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3420 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Choose the ripest rowanberries and bake on wooden boards until soft but neither dry nor scorched.
Fill two-thirds of a large bottle with the softened berries and top up with good purified vodka.
Leave until the infusion becomes dark amber, then drain and sweeten with ½–1 pound sugar per bottle.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3420. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.