Why it works: Flour and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30,481 recipes. Both carry acetaldehyde, which smells pungent, ethereal. The science ↓
Baked Shad
Ingredients
Directions
Clean, wash and wipe your shad, which should be a large one. Make a stuffing of bread crumbs steeped in sweet milk, butter, pepper, salt and sweet herbs, moistened with a beaten &gg. Stuff the shad and sew it up ; lay it in the baking pan, with a cup of water to keep it from burning, and bake an hour, or more if necessary, basting with butter and water until it is tender and well browned. Take it up and put into a hot dish and cover, while you boil up the gravy in a large spoon- ful of catsup, one spoonful of browned flour, which has been wet with cold water, and one spoonful of thick cream ; garnish with sliced lemon and 'water-cresses. The gravy may be poured over the fish or served in a sauce-boat ; take out the thread before serving.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Water | 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.
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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.
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Flour + creamtop 20% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together30,481 recipes
Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).
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