Why it works: Evaporated milk and sugar work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 804 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Blood Pudding or Green Gore
Ingredients
Directions
Put tin of carnation evaporated milk in the freezer to thoroughly chill (a few ice crystals are fine).
Mix jello with boiling water.
Stir till all the jello is all dissolved.
Let cool. (I put it in the refrigerator for an hour or so. I try to be ready to add it to the beaten milk when it gets to the 'syrupy' stage, but cooler or even less thick is fine as long as it's not still 'hot')
Put chilled evaporated milk in large bowl and beat (with mixer) until thick. (I beat it till it holds peaks when I lift the beater)
Add lemon and sugar.
Beat to mix.
Add the cooled jello and mix.
Pour into large serving container and smooth top.
Garnish immediately, if desired, as it sets quickly.
Some slivered almonds strewn on top could be knuckle bone chips.
Cover carefully with plastic wrap (bowl only, not jello).
Refrigerate till ready to serve.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Carnation | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Evaporated milk + sugartop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together804 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together53,532 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Evaporated milk + lemontop 37% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together83 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (evaporated milk, sugar):
- Vanillafits better
- Pumpkinfits better
- Coconutfits better
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against evaporated milk, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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