The Ladies from St. Petersburg
by Nina Berberova

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Red Potatoes, Sour Cream, and Caviar (Margo)
Herring (Margo)
Smoked Salmon with Blini and Caviar (Stacey)
Lamb Stew with Chestnuts and Pomegranates (Margo)
Spiced Saffron Rice (Margo)
Noodles with Field Mushrooms (Margarette)
Russian Salad Olivier (Julieta)
Almond Cake (Julieta)
Poppy Seed Cake (from Just Desserts) (Lena)
Wine: Bogle Petit Sirah, a Spanish red, Rioja "Ramirez de la Piscina" (Rosalie)
Vodka (Margo)
White and Black Russians (Rosalie)
Tsar Nicholas II Tea (Margo)