Why it works: Butter and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 85,593 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓
Salsify on Toast
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare as for stewing. Boil, and instead of draining off the water, add butter, salt and pepper and a little flour. Toast some slices of bread; lay a slice of toast and pover with salsify, then another slice and more of the salsify until all is used. A covered dish is preferable.
MRS. DR. HOFFMAN, BEAKDSTOWN, ILL.
Wash well; boil a few minutes in plenty of water; then dip into cold water, press well to free from water and chop fine. Stew it with plenty of butter for fifteen minutes; sprinkle with flour and cook a few minutes more. Then add some strong meat gravy in which may be the gravy of a roast. After this, it must not boil any more, and must be served as soon as possible. The dish may be ornamented with slices of hard boiled eggs.
YOUNG TURNIPS— BOILED WHOLE.
Pare smoothly, and lay in cold water half an hour. Put them in boiling water, with a tablespoonful of butter, and stew until ten- der; drain dry without breaking, place in a deep dish and cover with butter drawn in milk. Care should be taken to serve hot.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| 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.
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 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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Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together85,593 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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