Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Orange Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and slice thin 6 sweet oranges, removing the seeds. Pour over them 1 cup of white sugar. Heat a pt. of sweet milk in a double boiler, add well beaten yolks of 3 eggs. Stir constantly. Add 1 tbs. corn starch dissolved in a little cold milk and § cup sugar. Cook well and pour over oranges. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth. Add gradually 3 tbs. sugar. Spread on top of pudding. Put in oven for a few moments to brown. Any fruit may be used.
Mrs. T. F. Quinby.
MARSHMALLOW PUDDING. \ lb. marshmallows, 1 cup thick cream, \ tsp. vanilla, J cup chopped candied cherries, \ cup chopped almonds, 2 tbs. powdered sugar, sherry wine. Cut marshmallows in small pieces and soak in a little wine \ hour. Whip cream and add sugar and vanilla and the remaining ingredients. If you like use a tsp. granulated gelatine to mold.
Mrs. F. P. Mather.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sweet Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
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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Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together19,212 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Cream + eggtop 24% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together42,166 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Cream + orangetop 28% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,170 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Sugar and orange barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cream, egg):
- Vanillafits better
- Raisinfits better
- Strawberryfits better
- Orangethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cream, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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