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Rink-tum-diddy

A baked casserole of tomatoes, cheese, milk, eggs, and onion served on crackers.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Friday club, Yarmouth, Mass. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Rink-tum-diddy

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Put one tablespoon of butter in a chafing dish.

  2. Add one can of tomatoes and heat well.

Make the casserole

  1. Add one-half pound of cheese cut into small pieces, one-half cup of milk, a little grated onion, salt, and pepper.

  2. When well heated, add two well-beaten eggs. Cook for a few minutes.

Serve

  1. Serve on crackers.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

442Calories
21 gProtein
34 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Salt1 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.

By Friday club, Yarmouth, Mass. [from old catalog]. 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.

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.

  1. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  2. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together88,785 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Cheese
Melts into the sauce to give it richness and a smooth, savoury body.
Eggs
Set when heated, thickening the mixture and giving it a soft, custard-like texture.
Milk
Adds moisture and mellows the sauce so the cheese melts smoothly.
Tomatoes (in the method)
Provide the main liquid and acidity that give the dish its body and flavour.

The step that matters

Adding the eggs. Eggs set when heated, and if the mixture is too hot or cooked too long they can curdle or turn grainy. Add them once the mixture is well heated and cook only a few minutes, stirring gently.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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