Name: Iced Coffee
Ingredients: two cups of milk in double boiler; one square of baker's chocolate that has been broken up in pieces; two tablespoonfuls of sugar; a pinch of salt; a teaspoonful of whipped cream in the cup before pouring in the chocolate; salt

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Iced Coffee

Ingredients

two cups of milk in double boiler
one square of baker's chocolate that has been broken up in pieces
two tablespoonfuls of sugar
a pinch of salt
a teaspoonful of whipped cream in the cup before pouring in the chocolate
salt

Directions

Iced coffee is served in glasses. Add cream and sugar to the coffee and chill on the ice several hours before serving.
362 ROCKY MOUNTAIN COOK BOOK.
CHOCOLATE.
Scald two cups of milk in double boiler, then add to it one square of Baker's chocolate that has been broken up in pieces, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and a pinch of salt. When the chocolate has dissolved, add a few drops of vanilla if you like. Beat with a Dover egg beater for a few minutes and serve at once* Put a teaspoonful of whipped cream in the cup before pouring in the chocolate.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

404Calories

10 gProtein

22 gFat

42 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

By Norton, Caroline Trask. 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. See the original page.

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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.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,128 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,399 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).