Why it works: Butter and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,301 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Cabinet Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Butter a 3-pint oval mold thoroughly.
Cut a piece of paper to fit the bottom of the mold and butter it.
Slice orange peel into thin half-circular pieces.
Arrange the orange peel pieces in a border around the bottom of the mold, with the circular part touching the sides.
Place half of a preserved cherry in the center.
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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Butter + orangetop 23% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,301 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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