Why it works: Vinegar and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Raspberry Vinegar
Ingredients
Directions
Infuse the raspberries
Pour 1 quart of vinegar over 3 quarts of ripe raspberries in a jar.
Let it stand for 24 hours, then strain.
Pour the liquid over 3 quarts of fresh raspberries and let it infuse for 1 day and night.
Strain again and add 1 pound of white sugar for each pint of juice.
Boil and bottle
Boil for 20 minutes, skimming well.
Bottle when cold.
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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Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Vinegar
- Extracts raspberry flavour and adds the tart acidity that defines the finished syrup.
- Ripe raspberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour and colour as the vinegar draws out their juice.
- Fresh raspberries
- Add a second batch of fruit to the infusion, deepening the raspberry flavour and colour.
- White sugar
- Sweetens the tart liquid and, once boiled, helps preserve the finished syrup.
The step that matters
Skimming during the boil. Foam and fruit solids rise to the surface as the sugared juice boils. Skimming them off keeps the syrup clear and removes material that could spoil it.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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