Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 202 014 Pickled herring is a terrible thing

Louisa was sleeping very soundly. Seeing that she was not going to wake up this morning, Natalia took her in her arms again and put a pillow on her thighs to let her sleep well. There was a subtle emotional connection between the two of them, but she was going to get married and could not serve in the palace in the future.

When she held Louisa, she thought of her fiancé, but the "little" Prince Golitsyn was mainly responsible for negotiations this time, and even involved the menu.

But he didn't know much about Swedish dishes, so he pulled Solovyov over.

Solovyov wanted to hide in the garden to bask in the sun, but was called up by the prince.

And the clever little prince noticed that although Solovyov was very energetic, he was still a little tired.

"What did you do last night?"

"Night patrols and duty are very tiring. Do you think it's that easy?"

Soloviev became alert when he heard him say that. However, this prince always went to bed early and got up early, but he certainly didn't get up as early as the officers on duty, so there was no need to worry too much.

"So you went to sleep in the garden?"

"Absorbing the heat from the sun, that sounds interesting, right?"

"Interesting, you are not only an orientalist in the palace, I heard that you also know a lot about animals and plants."

"Of course, you know, Sweden has many famous dishes, all of which are taken from various wild fish. After all, it is the country of Mr. Linnaeus, and they use a lot of wild fish ingredients."

"Then come with me to discuss what dishes will be served at the banquet!"

"Is there any necessary connection?"

"If there are any dishes that don't suit Her Majesty the Queen, wouldn't it be a big deal? At least it will be a diplomatic incident. After all, the Queen of Sweden is still Her Majesty's sister, so it's best not to have such a thing."

Although there is no necessary connection, after Prince "Little" Golitsyn said this, Solovyov had to go.

You know, Louisa's delicate body, sometimes I really wonder if she is the reincarnation of ginseng fruit. It's okay during this period. When she was in the palace before, there were several times when the indoor temperature changed, and she would start to get sick, but she was fine walking barefoot, which is also very strange.

You know, the marble floor is sometimes still very cold, even when the queen was young, it was easy to be unable to bear this situation.

Her body structure may be strange after studying it. Just as her parents thought, it is indeed a miracle that such a delicate and fragile girl can be raised.

Now these two are going to discuss the menu. If the King of Sweden is not smart and brings in some special dishes that are not to his taste, it will be a lot of fun.

Especially the "little" Prince Golitsyn brought the menu over, and Solovyov saw it clearly, there was pickled herring on it.

"Damn it, why is this thing still coming out?"

"Mr. Major, this is indeed a famous dish of our country. If you think the smell is too bad, you can wash it with clean water before serving it."

"Her Majesty the Queen of our country has always been in a delicate body. Although she likes to eat fish, let's forget about pickled herring."

A spoiled herring is too lethal to the stomach and intestines, especially the Swedish style.

"Well, this dish should be removed. I think it can be replaced with grilled fish. Herring and cod are both suitable."

"That's good. Another one is rosehip cream soup. This dish should be okay. Your Majesty likes cream soup very much."

"Little" Prince Golitsyn looked at Solovyov and actually thought that if he was not a guard officer and had served for a long time and had no suitable reason to retire, he should be the palace steward. After all, he is very familiar with these places.

If Solovyov knew that he thought so, it would be the case. However, in the eyes of active soldiers, although the palace eunuch sounds good, there is not much future.

There are many young officers who would not have chosen to retire from active service if their fiancées had not asked them to do so when they got married. You know, civil servants are sometimes more troublesome.

The most dangerous enemy of aristocratic youth, apart from encountering a sharpshooter during a duel or having to duel with roulette, may be the piles of official documents.

But the position of eunuch may have a little problem one day because of some small problem.

Solovyov knew what Louisa liked very well, easy-to-digest dishes and desserts, cream soup, fresh fruit and vegetable salad, fish soup is also very good, and the requirements are not too high. It looks like a dish that an ordinary rich lady likes, and it is not like some places that insist on being ostentatious, and it will not be wasted.

And generally do not increase the alcohol. Louisa sometimes drinks, but her alcohol tolerance is also limited. She still prefers black tea more often.

"That's about it. When you go back to serve the dishes, you should also pay attention to it. Because there are many people sitting at one table, I suggest using the 'Russian serving method', which can be solved on a long table."

"Okay, Prince, what you said makes sense, and His Majesty the King will like it."

This time, in addition to the Swedish royal couple inviting the Russian Queen, there are also the Baden Crown Prince and his wife and family, the Russian ambassador to Sweden, and the Swedish uncle, the Duke and Duchess of Nanmanland, so it really needs to be considered.

"By the way, don't serve ice cream with the main course. Her Majesty the Queen has a bad stomach."

"Of course, the same is true for Her Majesty the Queen of our country. They are sisters after all."

In this friendly atmosphere, the landmines in the menu were finally eliminated, and the clever Prince Golitsyn was kept busy.

"Fortunately, this meal actually changed seven dishes, which is really unbearable."

"Sasha, that's because of the different tastes. The pickled herring thing is really terrible."

"Really?"

"Especially when it comes to canning. If it is really in a closed environment, the continued fermentation will be even more... Sorry, I'd better not say it. If it affects my appetite at dinner, it will be too bad."

"Yeah, let's put this matter behind us. Misha, can you recommend me some Swedish specialties?"

"I think snuff would be more suitable, but I'm not used to that thing, but it's less harmful to others."

"Yeah, it's really not easy to get used to someone smoking next to me."

In addition, as a pathogenic factor, the harm of snuff has been greatly reduced, and it will not bring secondhand smoke to others, but because it passes through the nasal cavity, it is difficult to say whether it is a pathogenic factor of nasal cancer.

All forms of tobacco are still harmful to health, and this does need to be paid attention to.

"If you marry Natasha, I suggest you not to use a pipe or smoke a cigar."

"I know, you are really interesting. Many girls in the palace treat you like sisters."

"Like you, I care about them very much, but you have made His Highness very sad this time. Everyone knows that Natalia Shakhovskaya is the closest sister of Her Highness the Queen. Except for the time when she was sick at home in the winter of 1800, she and Her Highness were inseparable."

It was during that time that Solovyov and Louisa had their first intimate and in-depth contact experience. But now that Natalia has returned, she is always coaxed to rest by Louisa first. This kind of thing is inevitable.

And the "little" Prince Golitsyn also knew that he had stolen the heart of Louisa's favorite sister this time, but he didn't know that the boy next to him had stolen half of the Queen's heart.

"So what? Girls always have to get married, and we live not far from the palace, so we can come here often to accompany Your Highness."

"Yes, we all need company, but we must be careful, because many people have recently developed tuberculosis."

If the environment is not taken into account, the tuberculosis bacillus can be said to be equal to everyone, and anyone can be infected, especially in places with harsh environments.

Soloviev thought about how to solve this disease, but the possibility of drug synthesis is not great. Now there is no Mendeleev and the periodic table, and many contents of inorganic chemistry cannot be explained, not to mention Markovnikov and organic chemistry.

The only way he can think of is probably BCG, but that also requires a large number of detoxification experiments of bovine tuberculosis bacteria, and biology is not developed enough, which is also very troublesome, and the conditions are not mature now.

There is only one way now, which is to strengthen ventilation and disinfect the living environment on a large scale.

There is no other way.

And for the evening banquet, Gustav IV wanted to turn this banquet into a relaxed family banquet, and there were always people serving dishes on the side.

It is good for the sisters to reunite, especially Frederica, who is also well-gathered this time.

But the queen is also worried about one thing, that is, her husband, the king, must not start talking nonsense after drinking some strong liquor. There have been precedents before, that is, in these places in Northern Europe, there will be no shortage of drunkards.

But today Gustav IV has made some progress. After all, there are his father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncle and Russian queen at the table, so he has restrained himself a little.

Of course, he also mentioned the itinerary to be arranged next.

"We can go to Lake Mälaren together to taste the delicious Nordic lobster."

That is, European crayfish, which is a famous food in Sweden.

"And we have to use some special cooking methods. If we just follow the Swedish dishes, it won't make much sense. We can catch fresh lobsters and find some fresh cooking methods."

Speaking of which, his proposal today is much more reliable than the usual absurd remarks.

Naturally, everyone applauded this matter, and Gustav IV has arranged a trip to the castle.

Louisa was also very happy. This trip to Lake Mälaren not only allowed her to eat crayfish, but also other fresh fish, which was good for her nutritional supplement and health.

To go to the lake, you also have to take a boat. Gustav IV sent two galleys to participate in this trip. In the Baltic Sea, this type of galley cannot be completely eliminated. After all, it is still useful in some places.

The oar boat is also a Nordic tradition. It must be tasted. The Vikings used this thing to travel very far, even to "Vinland". They themselves may not realize that they have discovered a new world.

These boats slowly move forward on Lake Mälaren, which can take in the scenery on the lake. In this era, the number of fish in the lake is also quite amazing.

After all, there are not so many people, and there is no need for a huge supply on the dining table. Just where the oars pass, you can see many fish jumping out of the water.

"The scenery here is so beautiful! And the lake is very calm, unlike Lake Ladoga."

"Your Highness, you must also consider that the environment in these places is different from that in Lake Ladoga."

Louisa likes the environment here very much, and the trip on the lake really made her very satisfied. The environment in Petersburg and Stockholm are relatively similar, but there are also many different places. It also looks calmer and not like Petersburg. That way.

Solovyov knew that Louisa liked the environment here very much. There was also a king who wanted to die. Maybe one day, something would change in Finland.

It is best not to fight. In fact, Sweden poses no threat to Russia at this time. From the attitude of Queen Elizabeth, as long as Sweden does not stir up trouble, Russia will not put its main forces in this direction.

But the Swiss hat pie came once, and the king came again, and who knows when the next time will be.

As for arriving at the castle, each has to arrange a room for check-in.

Solovyov accompanied "little" Prince Golitsyn to negotiate the schedule of this trip to the lake.

Gustav IV planned to arrange his next stop on Bjork Island. The environment there was good, and there were some recently built villas on the island, so the environment was also very suitable.

"It's nothing, it's just that our Queen likes to be secluded."

"The villas here are all like this, Prince, you can rest assured. As for the ingredients you need, we can arrange them when the time comes."

Solovyov actually liked spicy food, but he couldn't make it by himself, so he had to ask for more sweet peppers. Gustav IV also prepared a lot of ingredients according to the flavors of Russia and Baden. and preparation.

If he had always handled state affairs like family affairs, he would not have given away his throne to outsiders in vain.

Of course, these nobles in Sweden did have a lot of problems. The original kings rebelled very hard. When Bernadotte came, they quickly raised the white flag.

Sometimes it seems that foreign monks like to chant sutras and foreign kings like to rule. This kind of thing is already a daily occurrence in Europe. Otherwise, why would princes from German princes be invited everywhere to become their kings?