Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Meringue En Ananas
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 300°F (150°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare the meringue by mixing sugar with liqueurs and double cream.
Shape the meringue into a pineapple form, ensuring even points.
Bake in a slow oven at 300°F (150°C) until lightly colored.
Remove from the oven and cool while rotating to dry the glaze.
Once cooled, cut the string around the meringue to remove it from the mold.
Place the meringue upright on a wooden base covered with paper.
Insert a wooden dowel into the center for stability.
Decorate the top with a sugar pom-pom.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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