Why it works: Nutmeg and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓
Raised Loaf Cake
Ingredients
Directions
2 cups sugar, i cup shortening, (half butter and half lard,) 3 cups of milk, i cup of yeast or 1 com- pressed yeast cake. Stir in flour sufficient for a stiff batter, and let rise over night. In the morning add 2 cups sugar, i cup of shortening, 2 eggs, i small teaspoon soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, 3 cups raisins, i cup currants, i cup citron. Makes 4 loaves.
MRS. T. GRAVES. LEMON CAKE.
4 eggs, I cup sugar, 3 tablespoons sweet milk, 3 tablespoons melted butter, 3 teaspoons baking powder, I cup flour. Sauce: — i lemon, (juice and grated rind,) i cup cold water, i cup sugar, i ^gg^ i table- spoon corn starch. Beat lemon rind and egg together, add sugar and lemon juice, dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Cook in a double boiler until it jellies,
MRS. JOSEPH STODDARD.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Cake | 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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Nutmeg + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together11,917 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,390 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Nutmeg + lemontop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together11,318 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Raisin + nutmegtop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,377 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).
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Cinnamon + lemontop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together7,950 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, milk, raisin, butter, egg, nutmeg, cinnamon):
- Vanillafits better
- Figfits better
- Lemonthe original
- Coconutfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, milk, raisin, butter, egg, nutmeg, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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