Name: Delicious Salad Dressing
Ingredients: one-fourth cup sour cream; one tablespoon of butter; half teaspoon of celery salt; half teaspoon of prepared mustard; one-fourth teaspoon of salt; one teaspoon of pure sweet olive oil; one egg thoroughly beaten; three level tablespoons granulated sugar

Why it works: Celery and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,169 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Delicious Salad Dressing

Ingredients

one-fourth cup sour cream
one tablespoon of butter
half teaspoon of celery salt
half teaspoon of prepared mustard
one-fourth teaspoon of salt
one teaspoon of pure sweet olive oil
one egg thoroughly beaten
three level tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

One egg thoroughly beaten, one-fourth cup sour cream, three level tablespoons granulated sugar, one tablespoon of butter, one of flour, one -half teaspoon of celery salt, one -half teaspoon of prepared mustard, one -fourth teaspoon of dry mustard, one-fourth teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of pure sweet olive oil and the juice of half a lemon, added after the dressing has been removed from the stove and slightly cooled. — Mrs. Wm. Thorn.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories

24 gProtein

31 gFat

21 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Mustard	1 tsp (5g) yellow	3
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 United Methodist Church (Grayville, Ill.). 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.

Explore the science

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.

Celery + mustardtop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,169 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Mustard + olivetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,950 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Celery + olivetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,667 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, butter, mustard, olive, egg, sugar):

Capersfits better
Nutmegfits better
Tarragonfits better
Celerythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, butter, mustard, olive, egg, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.