Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1881 — What the Czar of Russia Eats. [ARTICLE]

What the Czar of Russia Eats.

fit) Petersburg Letter. , Tb‘e Cfcar disposed to “livfe while he dobs .live.” In bis dining bill little ro«,nd tAbieS are distributed ia nooks and eqjmere. containing the ur onnet •fc. 4, xse zabuska consists only of a cavia, herrings, smoked salmon, sardllleS, smoked goose, sausages, Cheese, bread and butter, raw beets, in brandy, introduced from Denmark tot the Empress, are often [added. Guests ggthen around thew tables as thfiy entec. A battery of decanters also stands upon each table, and makes the choice difficult between the national wodka, battery kommel, cognac, liquor and tbe English genanre. Tbe plnciptd soup is made of the aierlet, a Volga fish. But the Czar’s favorite is the “schtschi;” au imperial secret, .of which beef, mutton, onions and garlic are known ingrenients. Another soup, the “Otroska/’is a conglomerate sauce made of {tears, apples, plums, barley ahd groats, in which swim little pieces of meat, herring and pibkled gherkins. Tbe Czar is pArtieUl&irly fond of cblckeh Cutlets al a. posharskt—made bf hashed chicken, fried in thb form ofrSutleta in bread cruhibi and eggs. , He. is also fond of pork cooked in milk and served Urith a sharp sauce. The CzAr specially likes fish prepared in.a great Variety bf ways, plcklea cucumbers and capons. He always eats in full dress Uniform, apd thb same is required of all who dine with him.