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Angelica Comfits

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Angelica and syrup work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 111 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Angelica Comfits

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the Angelica stems into small ring-like pieces.

  2. Blanch the pieces in boiling water, then transfer them to cold water using a skimmer.

  3. Drain the Angelica and add it to the syrup.

  4. Boil the syrup with the Angelica rings until it reaches the 'Pearl' stage.

  5. Remove the rings and dry them on a sieve in a warm place, turning occasionally to prevent lumps.

  6. Once dried, proceed with the next steps as directed for the previous recipe.

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. Angelica + syruptop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together111 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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