The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3451 — Berezovik, Another Method
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3451 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
For 1 vedro birch sap take 4 bottles Graves white wine, 8 pounds sugar and 4 lemons chopped with skin but without seeds.
Put everything into a barrel and leave on ice for two months. Then bottle, cork, seal with resin and keep the bottles on their sides in sand in a cellar.
The source recommends using the drink three weeks after bottling and explains that 'vin de Graves' is a white wine.
Historical editorial note: Historic storage and bottle closure may allow spoilage or pressure buildup; this is documentary translation only.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3451. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.