Name: Fried Oysters
Ingredients: two eggs; one half teacup of cream; pepper; salt

Why it works: Cream and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 21,449 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Fried Oysters

Ingredients

two eggs
one half teacup of cream
pepper
salt

Directions

Strain off the liquor and dry the oysters well in a towel ; beat light the yolks of two eggs ; add one half teacup of cream ; season with pepper and salt; dip in rolled crackers, then in the egg, and again in the crack- ers ; drop in boiling lard, and fry until a light brown ; garnish with slices of lemon. — 3Irs. Jt P. Williams^ Fayette, Mo.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

135Calories

7 gProtein

11 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
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.

By Fayette (Mo.). Baptist Church, Ladies of the. 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.

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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.

Cream + peppertop 23% of all pairs

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Cooked together21,449 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs

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Cooked together42,166 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs

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Cooked together50,580 recipes

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