Why it works: Apple and syrup work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 742 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Apple Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Pare the apples and cut them into quarters.
Place the quarters in cold water to cover them.
Boil the apples until they become a mass.
Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove solids.
Run the liquid through a flannel bag to clarify it.
Measure the liquid and take an equal amount of syrup.
Boil the syrup until it reaches a crack stage.
Add the apple juice to the syrup and finish like currant jelly.
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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Apple + syruptop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together742 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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