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Ponche De Crème

A chilled punch made with eggs, lime peel, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, bitters, nutmeg, and rum or brandy.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Evaporated milk and condensed milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 168 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Ponche De Crème

Serves 12

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Beat eggs and lime peel until light and fluffy.

  2. Add evaporated milk.

  3. Sweeten to taste with condensed milk.

  4. Add bitters, grated nutmeg and rum according to taste.

  5. Remove lime peel and serve over crushed ice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

282Calories
15 gProtein
14 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Evaporated milk + condensed milktop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together168 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Lime + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together236 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Nutmeg + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together646 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Lime + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Evaporated milk + nutmegtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together132 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Beaten until light and fluffy, they give the punch body and a rich, creamy texture.
Evaporated milk
Adds creaminess and body while keeping the punch smooth and pourable.
Sweetened condensed milk
Provides sweetness and extra richness, balancing the rum and bitters.
Rum or brandy
Adds alcohol and aroma, and is added to taste to shape the final flavour.

The step that matters

Beat eggs and lime peel until light and fluffy. Beating incorporates air and breaks up the egg structure, which gives the punch a light, smooth body. Underbeaten eggs leave the drink thin and less cohesive.

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, evaporated milk, condensed milk, nutmeg, rum):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, evaporated milk, condensed milk, nutmeg, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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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