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Vanilla Syrup

A vanilla-flavored syrup made by mixing simple syrup, vanilla extract, soda foam, and caramel color.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Syrup and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,855 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Vanilla Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine the simple syrup and vanilla extract in a large container.

  2. Add the soda foam and stir well.

  3. Adjust the color with caramel as desired.

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. Syrup + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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What each ingredient does

Simple syrup
Provides the sweet liquid base that carries the vanilla flavor.
Vanilla extract
Provides the main vanilla aroma and flavor.
Caramel color
Adds color to the syrup.

“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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