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Ruche En Meringue

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Almond and raisin are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

Ruche En Meringue

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Trace the desired sizes on the greased and floured baking sheets using a pencil.

  3. Using a piping bag, create cordons for the base of the meringue.

  4. For the top, mark smaller shapes to create a tapered effect.

  5. Let the meringue dry overnight.

  6. Make meringue with 9 eggs as you did previously and stack the pieces.

  7. Smooth the surfaces and decorate with yellowed Italian meringue or regular meringue.

  8. Add a toasted almond for the body, a raisin for the head, and gelatin wings.

  9. Let it dry again before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Almond + raisintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  2. Raisin + gelatintop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Egg + raisintop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,556 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Almond + gelatintop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Egg + almondtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,645 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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