Why it works: Sugar and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Pickled Yellow Cucumbers or Gorgons
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and scoop out seeds, cut them in pieces and wash. Put in slightly salted boiling water for a few moments and spread on clean cloths to drain over night. Then put one cupful of sugar, one cupful of white vinegar and whole cloves, cinnamon bark and mustard seed to season and let boil about five minutes. Let cucumbers boil m this until tender, put them in fruit jars and seal. Ar- range the pickling liquid according to the amount of cucumbers you have. Mrs. Geo. D. Young.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| 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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Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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