Beef a la Strongonoff (1923)

[Laurence Horn]

At 11:59 AM -0500 2/5/01, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
>THE BORZOI COOK BOOK
>compiled and translated
>by Princess Alexandre Gagarine
>Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1923
>...Pg. 133:
>    Beef a la Strongonoff (Yes, "Strong enough"--ed.)

That's the version with a cup of vodka stirred in with the sour
cream, and some chopped raw onions for garnish.  Strong enough for a
borzoi, but made for a human.

larry