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Oyster Saice for Turkey

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Why it works: Parsley and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,768 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Oyster Saice for Turkey

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Drain tlironoh a colander. The liquor s boiled and skimmed ; thickened with butter and Hour, (one large tablespoon of butter, and a scant one of llour,) add a trifle of mace and chopped parsley, then the oysters, stirrino- constantly until done. — 3Ir.s. R. P. Williams, Fayette, Mo.

  2. MIKT SArCE FOR EAMB.

  3. To one cup of hot vinegar add two tablespoons of sugar, one of butter, and one of chopped pe{)permint. — Mrs. J. Kinney, Franklin, Mo.

  4. MIXT SAFCE FOR I.A:fIB.

  5. Vinegar, one half pint ; sugar, four tablespoonfuls ; chopped mint, six tablespoonfuls. Let it stand two hours, and serve in sauce-boat.- JbTr.s. R. P. Williams, Fay(dte, Mo.

  6. TOMATO SAF€E FOR ROAST BEEF.

  7. Put a pint of tomatoes, three cloves, three all- spice, pepper and salt, one small onion (sliced,) a sprig of parsley, in a stew pan, "and after cooking twenty minutes strain through a sieve; put in this a scant tablespoon of butter, rolled in flour; cook Ave minutes, and serve. — Mrs. R. P. Williams, Fayette, Mo.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

228Calories
3 gProtein
12 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Macenot in our table0

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.

Explore the science

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.

  1. Parsley + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Clove + macetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together8,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  3. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Tomato + parsleytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,398 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Parsley + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,843 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vinegar, sugar, tomato, parsley, butter, clove, onion):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vinegar, sugar, tomato, parsley, butter, clove, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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