Why it works: Plum and syrup work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 143 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Mirahelle Plums, Wet
Ingredients
Directions
Prick the plums all over and soak them in cold water.
Boil a pan full of water and add the plums when it boils.
Once the plums rise to the top, remove them with a skimmer and place them in cold water.
When cold, drain the plums and prepare syrup by boiling it to a light thread consistency.
Preserve the plums in the syrup.
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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Plum + syruptop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together143 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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