Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Pine Apple Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pare and finely grate or shred the pineapples using a silver fork.
Combine the pineapples and sugar in a pot.
Cook
Boil the mixture for about 45 minutes, stirring constantly.
Jar and store
Once cooled, transfer the jam to jars.
Cover the jars with brandy paper and seal tightly, or paste paper over them.
Store in a dry, cool place.
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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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Pineapples
- Provide the fruit base and natural flavour that the jam is built around.
- Loaf sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, as it dissolves and thickens with boiling, helps it set and preserves it.
The step that matters
Boiling with constant stirring. Sugar and fruit must reach a thick, concentrated state, and stirring prevents the sugar and fruit from scorching on the bottom of the pot. Scorching gives a burnt taste and dark colour.
“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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