Apricot Kompot on Ice

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    ½

    cups
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cuisines of Odesa: A Ukrainian Cookbook

By Maria Kalenska

Published 2026

  • About

“Olechka, drink the kompot! It’s not just kompot, it’s a glass of pure health!” Olya laughs as she remembers her grandmother’s instructions. Olya grew up in Kazakhstan but spent all her summers in Odesa being looked after—and fed—by her typical Odesan granny. So many of our grandmothers have a sole purpose in life: to cook a myriad of dishes for their grandchildren every day. It’s the way they can show love, care, and even their slight obsessi