Why it works: Horse and radish work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 529 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓
Tin Ware
Ingredients
Directions
Clothes boiler, ham boiler, bread pan, two dish pans, one preserving pan, four milk pans, one quart basin, two pint basins, one covered tin pail, sauce pans with covers, two sizes, two tin cups with handles, one jelly mould, one half pint, one pint mould, one skimmer, one dipper, two funnels — one for jugs and one for cruets, one quart measure, one pint measure, one gill measure, one half pint
measure, and they must be broad and low, as sucli are more easily kept clean ; three scoops, bread pans, two round jelly-cake pans, two pie pans, ditter- ent sizes, one coftee pot, one tea-steeper, one colan- der, one horse-radish grater, one nutmeg grater, one sieve for straining jelly, egg-beater, cake turn- er, cake cutter, apple corer, potato cutter, one doz- en muffin rings, one soap shaker, ice filter, flour dredge, tea canister, coffee canister, cake, bread, cracker and cheese boxes, crumb tray, and dust pans.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Pie | 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.
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.
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Horse + radishtop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together529 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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Radish + nutmegtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together65 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Milk + teatop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together738 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
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Tea + nutmegtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together202 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Milk + nutmegtop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together14,685 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the nutmeg
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, tea, horse, radish):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Gingerfits better
- Nutmegthe original
- Celeryfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against milk, tea, horse, radish. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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