Why it works: Grape and apple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,659 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓
Marie Paidar
Ingredients
Directions
BIRTHDAY SALAD (Candlesticks)— Place a thick round slice of canned pineapple on lettuce leaf on each plate for base of candle- stick, half of a banana cut crosswise and place in center of pineapple forms the candle, half of a cherry placed on top of banana forms the flame, make handle of a slice of lemon rind. Serve with any fruit or cream salad fruit dressing (cream fruit salad dressing), one-third cup pineapple juice, one-third cup lemon juice, one-third cup sugar, one teaspoon cornstarch, pinch of salt, one egg, beat in little cream. Mix dry ingredients, add fruit juices, cook until smooth and pour into the well beaten egg. Thin with a little cream.
MARIE E. URSA.
FRUIT SALAD — One cup of Malaga grapes, seeded, one cup of pineapple cubed, one cup of chopped English walnuts, one cup diced tart apples, two large oranges diced and one-half cup of seeded raisins.
DRESSING — Beat together one teaspoon of cream, two eggs, three teaspoons of lemon juice. Cook in double boiler until thick, cool and thin with one cup of cream whipped, add a small pinch of salt and stir in fruit.
MILADA R. KOREN.
PRAGUE CHAPTER BOOK OF RECIPES 43
FRUIT SALAD — Butter the size of an egg, one teaspoon of flour, one-half teaspoon of Coleman's mustard, juice of three oranges, juice of two lemons, juice of one can of sliced pineapple, pinch of salt, scant cup of sugar, six eggs. Cook in double boiler until thick, set aside to cool, and add one cup of cream whipped. Cut into small pieces pineapple, four apples, six oranges, two pounds of green grapes, one box strawberries, five bananas. Mix with dressing and serve on lettuce leaves.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 16 of 17 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Green Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Strawberry | 1 cup (152g) | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Fruit Salad | 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.
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.
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Grape + appletop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,659 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Pineapple + grapetop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together709 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
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Pineapple + appletop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together530 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Grape + walnuttop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,427 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).
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Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked 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 raisin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, lemon, sugar, grape, walnut, apple, cream):
- Figfits better
- Pearfits better
- Vanillafits better
- Raisinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, lemon, sugar, grape, walnut, apple, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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