Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets' A Gift to Young Housewives"Joyce Toomre . . . has accomplished an enormous task, fully on a par with the original author's slave labor. Her extensive preface and her detailed and entertaining notes are marvelous." —Tatyana Tolstaya, New York Review of Books |
Contents
ELENA MOLOKHOVETS A GIFT TO YOUNG HOUSEWIVES | 4 |
Development of Cookbooks in Russia | 7 |
Influence of the Russian Orthodox Church | 13 |
French Influence on Russian Cuisine | 20 |
Table Service and Settings | 27 |
Image of a Russian Household | 33 |
Food Preservation and Storage | 40 |
Servants | 47 |
Ice Creams Mousses Kissels and Compotes | 347 |
Tortes | 372 |
Mazurkas and Other Small Pastries | 385 |
Babas Buns Rusks and Small Baked Goods | 398 |
Paskhas and Colored Eggs | 423 |
Gingerbreads | 428 |
Jams Jellies and Syrups | 432 |
Sugarless Juices Syrups and Conserves | 447 |
Ingredients | 54 |
Cooking Techniques | 60 |
Measurements and Conversions | 69 |
Appendix A Ingredients by Category 90 888888 | 90 |
Appendix B Weights and Measures | 96 |
Authors Introduction to the Twentieth Edition | 111 |
Evening Tea | 114 |
Arrangement of the Kitchen | 116 |
Soups | 119 |
Soup Accompaniments | 152 |
Sauces | 165 |
Vegetables Greens and Garnishes | 181 |
Beef Veal Mutton and Pork | 205 |
Domestic and Wild Birds and Salad Accompaniments | 235 |
Fish and Crayfish | 256 |
Pirogs and Pâtés | 273 |
Aspics and Other Cold Dishes | 286 |
Puddings | 299 |
Crêpes Pancakes for Butter Week Sippets and Eggs | 316 |
Filled Dumplings Macaroni and Kasha | 325 |
Waffles Wafers Doughnuts and Fritters | 337 |
Fruit Liqueurs Cherry Brandies and Sparkling Wines | 453 |
Sugarless Vodkas Punches and Fruit Drinks | 461 |
Kvass Beer and Mead | 468 |
Vinegars Mustards Fast Day Oils Grains and Starches | 476 |
Butter Cheese Milk Cream and Eggs | 484 |
Yeasts and Breads | 491 |
Preserved Fruits and Berries | 496 |
Preserved Vegetables and Greens | 519 |
Preserved Fish and Wild and Domestic Birds | 533 |
Preserved Meats | 538 |
Fast Day Soups | 548 |
Fast Day Accompaniments for Soup | 553 |
Fast Day Sauces | 558 |
Fast Day Vegetables and Greens | 561 |
Fish for Fast Days | 564 |
Pâtés Aspics and Other Cold Dishes for Fast Days | 570 |
Fast Day Small Baked Goods | 584 |
Bibliography | 633 |
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