Сувениры из Архангельска. Козули

Souvenirs from Arkhangelsk

• It’s impossible to return home from Arkhangelsk without a souvenir!
• Diverse production with brand marks of Arkhangelsk, work pieces of handicrafts of both decorative and practical purposes are presented in different shops and in tourist information centers.   

• Arkhangelsk is famous for its gifted craftsmen and their exquisite works.

• Special attention deserve the Kargopol toys. These painted clay figures represent our traditions and lifestyle.

Distinctive local souvenir production also includes bone carving in Kholmogory. This craft started in the region in the XVII century and, as time passed, a distinguishing technique of artistic carving developed..

CHIP BIRD OF HAPPINESS

Now there is no need to try to catch your bird of joy. You can simply get it from a master, bring it home and tame it.

• ART WOOD PAINTING

• There were a lot of everyday life items

that were painted. Wooden and birch

bark dishes were decorated by the

painting. Many big items (cradles, caskets, trunks,

headrests) were painted. But the most

popular thing was to paint spinning wheels.

BIRCH BARK CONTAINERS

Items made of upper birch bark have been known since ancient times. Productions of these items is believed to

be one of the most ancient handicrafts and

considered to be original Russian handicraft.

Kozulyas Baking pryaniks (gingerbread) is another folk craft which is very popular in the North. The origin of the word kozulya may be explained by the fact that the most popular shape of such pryaniks was that of a sheep or a goat . Arkhangelsk kozulyas vary in shape and colour: they may have the form of a sheep, a horse a reindeer, Santa Claus, a fir-tree, a hare, a house and so on. At first the art of kozulya-making was a family craft, and every family had its own recipe which was kept secret. Nowadays you can buy both ready-made kozulyas and take part in a master class.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 eggs 3 cups of sugar 1 cup of water Vanilla Cinnamon Clove 8 cups of flour 1/2 t baking powder 250 g of butter
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of water
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Clove
• 8 cups of flour
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 250 g of butter

• 1 yolk

PREPARATION

Preheat 1 cup of sugar in a pan until it

browns. Watch carefully so it doesn't

burn. Take it as far to dark before burn.

Add cautiously 1 cup of boiling water.

Do not lean over the pan! Add 2 more

cups of sugar. Add the butter to melt

and cool the mixture. Set aside and let

cool.

• Beat up the eggs and stir into the

cooled mixture. Add vanilla, cinnamon,

clove and the baking powder, mix

together.

• Put 8 cups of flour on the table. Make a pit in the center and pour the mixture of sugar gradually, stir until the dough is smooth .

• Roll dough to a little 0,8 mm thickness.

Flour your work surface and rolling pin

as needed to keep the dough from sticking. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters.

• .
• Place on cookie sheet with space

between cookies. Swob the cookies

with the yolk

Bake 12 minutes. Let cool 5 min on the

pan before transferring on a plate.

Decorate your kosulyas with icing,

candies, or colored sugar when fully

cooled.

Icing

In a small bowl, stir 1 cup of sugar and ½ cup of water, boil it, Be attentive do not let it brown. Add two beaten egg whites, keep blending for 4 min.