Kvass is dot you trinkink?

[Don Cuevas]

We made a brief visit to Babushka's Deli, in Livingston, NJ. It sells all manner of Russian delicacies, both canned, bottled, smoked, chilled, conserved and so on. I bought two distinct types of kasha, two Polish (lighter) and one Russian (very dark.)

As we were checking out, I noticed a big bottle of Kvass, a beverage I knew of only from reading, made of water and black bread heels. i bought the 2 liter bottle and took it back to the house, where I poured it over ice and drank an entire glass. The taste is slightly tart and less bitter. It;s very refreshing.

Later I had another glass, with a squeeze from a wedge of lemon. Yum!

I need to get a picture of the bottle. Give me a little while. Meanwhile, you can look at the general New Jersey Home Cooking and Dining Album, here: tinyurl.com/NJCooking
I already have a not-so-hot photo of a glass of kvass:



I Googled "Kvass" and got this terrific explanation and recipe. I found the units of measurement to be akin to something out of MAD Magazine.
www.cyberbride.org/kvass.html

1 gram = 0.25 zolotniks (approx.)
1 tbsp. flour = 10 grams
1 tbsp. salt = 20 grams
1 Russian Funt = 14.4451 oz.= 96 zolotniks = 9216 dolias
= 0.025 Russian poods = .409814 kilograms
= 0.90282018 pounds avoirdupois
1 kilogram = 2 European Funts = 2.4419 Russian Funts =
2.203 pounds
1 vedro = 12 liters = 405.817 fl. oz. = 3.17 US gallons
1 Russian vedro = 2.7056 Imp.gal.= 415.596 fl. oz.=
12.2892 liters
= 3.246849 US gallons
1 liter = 4 stakans (cups)
1 stakan = 250 cubic centimeters = 8.46 fluid ounces

Here's the bottle:


Here's the list of ingredients, in multiple langages, if you can discren the words:

[bixaorellana]

I know I'm simple-minded, but this: "1 gram = 0.25 zolotniks (approx.)" made me laugh out loud!

I am tinkink dot dis is beink da Russian tepache, Господин Без перевода.

[Deleted]

So, is this some sort of beer-like drink?

[bjd]

Lighter in alcohol than beer. It used to be sold in tanks on the streets in Russia -- maybe it still is. We saw a woman selling it in Ukraine 3 years ago.

Stakan is a glass; vedro is a bucket. Funt means pound. I doubt that Russian still use the measures like pood. A word out of 19th century literature.

[auntieannie]

oh! oh! wonder if I can find this here. Should be able to. This measuring info is hum... rather making my day!