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Chopped Pickle

A pickled relish of cabbage, tomatoes, onions, mangoes, and spices.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By United Methodist Church (Grayville, Ill.) · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 12 ingredients
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Chopped Pickle

Why it works: Cabbage and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,645 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Chopped Pickle

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine one gallon cabbage, one-half gallon tomatoes, one quart of onions, one pint mangoes, two pounds brown sugar, one-half gallon vinegar, two tablespoons of salt, four tablespoons ground mustard, two tablespoons ginger, one tablespoon cloves, one ounce of celery seed, and one ounce of turmeric.

  2. Boil for twenty minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

191Calories
7 gProtein
2 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 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.

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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.

  1. Cabbage + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,645 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Tomato + mangotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Cabbage + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,001 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Cabbage
Forms the bulk of the relish and gives it a crisp, sturdy texture.
Tomatoes
Add moisture and acidity that blend into the pickling liquid.
Onions
Contribute savory depth and a pungent flavor that mellows during boiling.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and balances the sharpness of the vinegar.
Vinegar
Provides the acidity that preserves the chopped vegetables and fruit.
Mangoes
Add sweetness and fruity flavor that softens as the mixture cooks.

The step that matters

Boil for twenty minutes. Boiling long enough softens the chopped vegetables and fruit and lets the vinegar and sugar blend into a cohesive relish. Stopping early can leave raw, sharp-tasting pieces.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cabbage, tomato, onion, mango, sugar, vinegar, mustard):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Celeryfits better
  3. Tarragonfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cabbage, tomato, onion, mango, sugar, vinegar, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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