It is difficult to imagine a typical landscape of a Ukrainian or Russian village of the 19th century without clay pots and jugs that were hung for drying on fence poles. In Russian villages, clay bowls, bowls, and mugs used for milk were most often called with the same word "krynka". What is it and what was the technology for the production of such dishes? We will talk about all this and the scope of application of the wings in our article.
Krynka - what is it?
In Russia, earthenware has long been considered a symbol of village life. Dishes were predominantly cooked in an oven, and clay pots were best suited for this. The same dishes were also used for storing milk, sour cream and other natural products. Such pots and jugs of clay were called very simply - krynka.
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The special design of the krynka helped to defend the cream in the narrow part of the jug. Here they could be easily collected for the subsequent preparation of sour cream and butter. The lid was made without a lid, since it was customary to cover the dishes only with gauze or a cotton cloth.