Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets' "A Gift to Young Housewives"
by Elena Molokhovets
Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies
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First published in 1861, this ""bible"" of Russian homemakers offered not only a compendium of recipes, but also instructions about such matters as setting up a kitchen, managing servants, shopping, and proper winter storage. Joyce Toomre has superbly translated and annotated over 1,000 recipes and has written a thorough and fascinating introduction that discusses the history of Russian cuisine and summarizes Elena Molokhovets' advice on household management. A treasure trove for culinary show more historians, serious cooks. and cookbook readers, and scholars of Russian history and culture. show lessTags
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- Russia
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- Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, History
- DDC/MDS
- 641.5947 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Cooking; cookbooks Ethnic Cookbooks Europe Russia, Eastern Europe, Baltics
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- TX723.3 .T66 — Technology Home economics Home economics Cooking
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