Sour Cabbage Soup (was Re: SC - pierogys)

[david friedman]

At 11:32 AM -0400 10/23/00, Jenne Heise wrote:

>Pickled cabbage and 'sour cabbage' appear to be period, as mentioned in
>the Domostroi (Russian Household Manual from the tiem of Ivan the
>Terrible), so a sour kraut like dish would certain bein the period style.

There is something in Domostroi that is translated "sour cabbage 
soup." It seems to be an ingredient, not a final product, and the 
context makes me suspect that the translation is wrong. One 
possibility is that it might be alegar--the equivalent of vinegar 
made from ale. I am curious as to whether anyone else has more 
persuasive suggestions--or, better yet, has looked at the original 
Russian and can tell us what it actually says.

David/Cariadoc
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