Name: Swiss Pudding
Ingredients: one pint of molasses; one pound of raisins; one teaspoonful of cloves

Why it works: Raisin and clove are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,070 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Swiss Pudding

Ingredients

one pint of molasses
one pound of raisins
one teaspoonful of cloves

Directions

MRS. PUTNAM.
. One pint of molasses, one pound of raisins, one teaspoonful of cloves, one of cinnamon, one of soda and one of salt. ; Flour to make like cream. Boil two hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

127Calories

1 gProtein

1 gFat

32 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Keokuk (Iowa). Westminster Presbyterian church. 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.

Raisin + clovetop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,070 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Molasses + raisintop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,577 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Molasses + clovetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,483 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).