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 ↓
Pineapple Honey
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pineapple
Cut unsightly pineapple parts into small slivers.
Cover with water and boil until tender.
Strain through a fine sieve.
Make the syrup
Measure the liquid and add an equal amount of sugar.
Boil for 15 minutes.
Bottle and seal
Pour into scalded glasses or bottles.
Seal when cold.
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
- Pineapple
- Provides the fruit flavor and body that the honey-like syrup is built on.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and, once boiled, thickens the liquid into a syrup.
The step that matters
Boil for 15 minutes after adding sugar. Boiling the liquid with sugar concentrates it into a thick syrup. Too short a boil leaves it thin and watery, while the sugar and heat together help preserve the finished product.
“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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