The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3824 — Smolensk Otluchentsy (Fruit-and-Nut Cakes)
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3824 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Combine equal parts dried raspberries rubbed to powder, crushed dried nuts and pounded dry rye-bread rusks.
For each glass honey take three glasses this mixture.
Boil the honey first, stir in the dry mixture and cook down until it sets.
Shape small cakes on a baking sheet and dry as for the raspberry cakes described earlier.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3824. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.