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Ceylon Moss, Seaweed, and Iceland Moss Preserves

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Seaweed and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 66 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

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Recipe from a historical cookbook.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Seaweed + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together66 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Vinegar + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together20,804 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Seaweed + sugartop 23% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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