Why it works: Grape and syrup work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 393 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Canned Grapes
Ingredients
Directions
Pick grapes from stems and wash them.
Pack the grapes into Perfect Seal Jars.
Fill the jars with a thin boiling syrup.
Place rubbers and tops on the jars and adjust the spring.
Sterilize the jars in a boiler for 20 minutes.
Press down the spring and remove the jars.
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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Grape + syruptop 25% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together393 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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