A fairy tale about sweets. Gingerbread cookies, figs, pastille, lean sugar and other treats for the table

How many traditional Russian sweets do you know? Jam, gingerbread, pastille and marmalade? Have you heard about Smokva, lean sugar, buckwheat cookies or cucumbers jam? Want to know what the Russian kings gave foreign ambassadors and why did the French marshmall have Russian roots? In this book you will find entertaining stories and recipes for forgotten goodies adapted for our time.
The author of the book - Evgenia Dymov - collected bit by bit the history of Russian sweets, find traditional recipes and included them in the range of cafes -confectionery at the restaurant "Gostiny Dvor" in Suzdal. According to recipes from this book, you can easily cook them at home and please your sweet tooth