Why it works: Peach and vinegar work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 348 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Spiced Peaches or Pears
Ingredients
Directions
Mrs. Henry M. Knickerbocker. To ten pounds good mellow peaches, use five pound?
260 THE HOME COOK BOOK.
sugar, one pint of good vinegar, and some whole cloves or cinnamon. Take the sugar, vinegar and cloves, and let them come to a boil, and turn over the fruit. This do three days in succession, and the last day put the fruit into the syrup, a few at a time, and let them just boil up.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
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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Peach + vinegartop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together348 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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