The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 51 — Ordinary Borscht
English translation of the original Russian recipe No. 51 in Molokhovets’ 1901 cookbook, with historical quantities and source references.
Prepare from beef in the same manner as Little Russian borscht, No. 49, but omit potatoes, beans, tomatoes, millet and pork fat.
Original source: Read the matching Russian recipe No. 51 from the 1901 book. Historical measures are retained; see the measures guide. The methods are historical evidence, not validated modern food-safety instructions.