Why it works: Potato and cheese work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 959 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓
Prune Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Stew large prunes until tender, carefully remove stones, fill cavity with walnut meats. Lay several on lettuce leaf and serve with salad dressing. Mrs. Ellen Libby.
Cheese Dishes
"As soon as the tarts and cheese cakes made their appearance, He quitted his seat and stood aloof"
CHEESE CONES. Take 2 cups of hot mashed potato, add 1 of grated cheese, season with salt and paprika. Mold in small cups, turn out on a buttered tin, sprinkle with grated bread crumbs and on top of each cone place a bit of butter. Brown in the oven and serve very hot.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Mashed Potato | 1 medium (173g) baked | 161 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| 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 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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Potato + cheesetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together959 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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