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Apricots Sliced

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Apricot and syrup work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 451 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Apricots Sliced

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Slice the apricots into ¼ inch thick slices using a vegetable cutter.

  2. Fill the cans with the sliced apricots, leaving ½ inch from the top.

  3. Pour the syrup into the cans, filling to within ¼ inch of the top.

  4. Seal the cans, leaving a small hole at the top.

  5. Place the cans in boiling water for 5 minutes.

  6. Remove the cans, seal the hole, and cook in boiling water for 12 minutes, adjusting for the ripeness of the fruit.

  7. Cool the cans in cold water.

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. Apricot + syruptop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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