My neighbor Katya just gave me an "old" cookbook from her country. It's completely in Cyrillic so I have to transcribe everything in cyrillic, then translate it and I'll have to change the measurements from metric and maybe explain some ingredients. There are 292 pages with up to 5 recipes on each page. Right now, I'm translating the table of contents so I can focus on one section to start so Ukrainian/Russian recipes are on the way!
It looks like I have the 1997 edition. I expect it to have fewer Stalin quotes and Soviet propaganda than the earlier editions.
ISBN 5-10-002860-2 WikiZero Link to this book
More about this book:
The idea of creating a universal cookbook, similar to the book “ A Gift for Young Housewives ” by Elena Molokhovets , widely known in Russia , but updated in accordance with modern conditions, appeared in the mid-1930s, after the abolition of food cards. Initially, the book was supposed to be a scientific work, in which it was supposed to talk about rational nutrition and the importance of healthy nutrition. [2] The book was written by experienced culinary practitioners together with specialists from industry institutes and scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Nutrition of the People’s Health Commissariat.
The first edition with quotes from Stalin and a replica from Anastas Mikoyan was published in 1939 , becoming the first large cookbook in the USSR. Recipes and additional information about the products were selected taking into account the difficult situation in the country and the capabilities of consumers. The authors tried to tell how you can cook delicious (and most importantly healthy) dishes from inexpensive products. The book did not focus on Russian cuisine: in it one could find English and French recipes, as well as a large number of national recipes of the Union republics.
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