Why it works: Plum and raisin work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 85 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓
Plum Duff
Ingredients
Directions
Omit the pepper.
Add 2 pounds of plums, raisins, or prunes to the mixture.
Prepare as desired for serving.
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 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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Plum + raisintop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together85 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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