Why it works: Cream and parsley are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,392 recipes. Both carry octanal, which smells fat, soap. The science ↓
Devilled Crab
Ingredients
Directions
This is prepared the same as devilled lobster (page 614) — substituting- for the coral in the vinegar some pulverized cracker moistened first with a tablespoonful of rich cream. Serve up in the back-shell of the crab, or in a dish. Send in w^ith cream crackers and stick a sprig of parsley in the top of each heap, ranging the shells up on a large fiat dish.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
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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Cream + parsleytop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together6,392 recipes
Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).
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