Day 172 of 175

Day 172: Pastila the Old Way

At the pastila museum in Kolomna, a guide dressed as a nineteenth-century merchant welcomes a tourist.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Милости просим! Пастилу в Коломне делали ещё при купцах, из местной антоновки.

    Welcome, welcome! Pastila was made in Kolomna back in the merchants' day, from local Antonovka apples.

  2. B

    А как именно? Я думал, там просто яблоки с сахаром.

    And how exactly? I thought it was just apples and sugar.

  3. A

    Яблоки сначала запекали, а потом часами взбивали вручную, пока масса не становилась белой.

    First the apples were baked, and then they were whipped by hand for hours, until the mixture turned white.

  4. B

    Часами, вручную? Не верю, наверняка какую-нибудь машину придумали.

    For hours, by hand? I don't believe it, they must have invented some kind of machine.

  5. A

    Никаких машин, всё по старинке: руки и терпение. А раз не верите, вот вам венчик и миска.

    No machines, all the old way: hands and patience. And since you don't believe me, here's a whisk and a bowl.

  6. B

    Пять минут взбиваю, а рука уже устала. И что, купцы сами так мучились?

    I've been whipping for five minutes and my arm is already tired. So did the merchants really suffer like this themselves?

  7. A

    Что вы, для этого у купцов работники были. А пастилу, взбитую вашими руками, мы высушим и подарим на память.

    Oh no, the merchants had workers for that. And the pastila you whipped with your own hands we'll dry and give you as a souvenir.

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