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Mrs. Reagan's Persimmon Pudding

"This spiced persimmon pudding is easy to prepare and topped with a sweet brandy whipped cream."

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Mrs. Reagan's Persimmon Pudding

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Mrs. Reagan's Persimmon Pudding

6 - 8 servings
Prep25 min
Cook2 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

853Calories
21 gProtein
27 gFat
129 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Persimmonnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Brandynot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + persimmontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Persimmon + vanillatop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Nutmeg + persimmontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the persimmon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, brandy, vanilla):

  1. Raisinfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Persimmonthe original
  4. Peachfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, brandy, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.