Name: Mary Jordan
Ingredients: one-half pound cottage; one-fourth cup pimentos; one-half cup chopped wal- nuts may be added; one-fourth cup finely chopped pre- served ginger; one-fourth cup pecans chopped; two tablespoons orange pulp; one tablespoon ginger syrup; salt

Why it works: Ginger and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,833 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Mary Jordan

Ingredients

one-half pound cottage
one-fourth cup pimentos
one-half cup chopped wal- nuts may be added
one-fourth cup finely chopped pre- served ginger
one-fourth cup pecans chopped
two tablespoons orange pulp
one tablespoon ginger syrup
salt

Directions

Make the cheese filling

Rice one-half pound cottage or Neufchatel cheese.
Chop one-fourth cup pimentos or stuffed olives.
Add salt to the cheese and mix with a little cream to a smooth paste.
Gently stir in the pimentos.
Add one-half cup chopped walnuts (optional).

Make the ginger pecan filling

Finely chop one-fourth cup preserved ginger.
Chop one-fourth cup pecans.
Combine preserved ginger, pecans, two tablespoons orange pulp, one tablespoon ginger syrup, and a few grains of salt. Mix.

Assemble

Serve between thin slices of bread.
Spread between thin slices of graham or whole wheat bread.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

110Calories

2 gProtein

5 gFat

16 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26
Pecan	1 half (4g)	20
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pimento	not in our table	0
Syrup	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.

By Paidar, Marie, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp. 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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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.

Ginger + orangetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Nuts + pecanstop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together121 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Ginger + syruptop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together950 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Pecans + orangetop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together353 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Nuts + gingertop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together116 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

What each ingredient does

Cottage cheese: Forms the smooth, creamy base that holds the sandwich filling together.
Pimentos: Add mild sweetness and moisture to the cheese filling.
Preserved ginger: Adds sharp, spicy aroma and sweetness to the nut filling.
Pecans: Add crunch and a rich, toasted flavour to the filling.
Orange pulp: Adds bright acidity and fresh citrus moisture to the filling.