Forgotten Russian SWEETS

Kulagas
Kulagas are almost a forgotten treat. Once upon a time - one of the most beloved in Russia. Kulag was used from colds, nerves, heart, kidney, gallstone, liver diseases. At the same time, the kulag had an exceptionally restrained sweetish-sour taste.This kulag is prepared from rye malt, rye flour and viburnum, without any additives of sweet foods: sugar, honey.Malt is brewed with boiling water, allowed to stand for 1 hour, then lay twice as much rye flour, knead the dough and allow it to cool to the heat of fresh milk (28-25 ° C), after fermenting with rye bread crust and after sour dough put in a heated furnace (Russian ) for several hours - usually from evening to morning (that is, 8-10 hours). In this case, the dishes are tightly closed and covered with a test for complete sealing. The kulag is created in the process of restrained fermentation without access of air with mild heating. As a result, special enzymes rich in Group B vitamins are formed, and with the active vitamins of the Kalina (C and P), the striking effect of the "all-healing" product.

Lavashi
Lenten Russian delicacy: pounded berries (viburnum, mountain ash, raspberry), dried in a heated oven in the form of flat cakes. They were used as snacks for tea, mead, sbitnyu, kvass partly as a means of traditional medicine against colds and beriberi. The aroma of summer berries - raspberries, strawberries, currants - was kept in dry layers for a long time.The left-handers were prepared on special left-hand boards."About levashas of all sorts of berries. And levashas are berry blueberries, and crimson, and currant, and strawberry, and cowberry and all sorts of berries do: varity berries are good for a long time, but as rozvaritsya, wipe the squeeze strainer, and with molasses evaporate densely, and hover, stop constantly, so as not to burn . How good it will be, then lithium on the boards, and the board will be anointed with treacle, and how it sits down; in others and in a third. And do not sit down from the sun, and dry it against the oven, but as you sit down, turn it into pipes. "
Domostroy

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Pastila - an ancient Russian delicacy, known since the XIV century, in the past very expensive and difficult to access. Pastilla in Russia was prepared from apple puree, honey and egg whites. By the way, Russian pastil was exported to Europe for a long time and subsequently turned into marshmallow in France.!