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Greex Corx Pi Ddixg

A baked corn pie made with corn, eggs, milk, butter, sugar, pepper, and salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Fayette (Mo.). Baptist Church, Ladies of the · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Butter and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 81,283 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Greex Corx Pi Ddixg

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Grate or slice one dozen ears of green corn, scraping the cob for the sweetest part.

Make the batter

  1. Beat three eggs, then add a pint of sweet milk, half a cup of butter, one spoonful of sugar, pepper, and salt.

  2. Stir the corn into the egg mixture.

Bake

  1. Bake the mixture in a pudding pan in a well-heated oven.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

711Calories
45 gProtein
40 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 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.

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. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  2. Pork + corntop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,069 recipes

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

  3. Milk + corntop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,955 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

  4. Pepper + corntop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,324 recipes

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

  5. Milk + porktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,386 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).

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

What each ingredient does

Green corn
Provides the bulk and sweet flavour of the pie filling.
Eggs
Bind the mixture and help it set into a custard-like texture when baked.
Sweet milk
Adds liquid and richness, helping the filling stay moist and tender.
Butter
Adds fat for richness and a tender, moist texture.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the top brown lightly in the oven.

The step that matters

Baking in a well-heated oven. The eggs must set the custard while the corn stays tender. A properly preheated oven sets the filling evenly so it does not stay runny in the centre or overcook at the edges.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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