Why it works: Cinnamon and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,536 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓
Whipped Cream Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
One pint of rich cream sweetened to taste and flavored with wine ; skim off the top as it is whipped and place in sauce bowl, or it makes a very pretty dish to place it around the pudding.
One cup of butter, two cups of light brown sugar, one cup of cream cooked together.
Pastry for seven pies ; three uncovered ; three pints of Hour, one pound of butter, and a heaping cujd of lard ; wash the butter in ice-water to extract the salt ; set the pan in which you mix the pastry, in a pan of ice-water; mix very lightly the flour and lard and butter. — From My Mother's Cook Book.
One pound of flour, sifted three or four times ; half pound lard, one-fourth pound of butter ; cut up the lard with the flour and mix it with icewater ; handle as little as possible with the hands ; roll thin and spread with thin slices of butter; then dredge with flour; roll up and slice in about three or four pieces ; roll out again, and again; spread with butter and dredge with the flour as before ; roll up and stand on end ; dredge with flour ; roll out thin and place in pans. — 3Irs. Dr. T. J. Smith, Fayette, Mo.
MIXCEMEAT.
Two pounds of lean, tender beef; after it is cooked and chopped, half pound of butter, one pound of suet chopped flne, three pounds of apples chopped flne, three pounds of raisins, seeded and cut, two pounds of cur- rants, half pound citron, one pound of flgs, two pounds of brown sugar, one ounce of cinnamon, half ounce of clover, half ounce of allspice, one-fourth ounce of mace, juice of four oranges, and three lemons, four nutmegs grated, one pint of good brandy, one gallon of sweet cider ; mix well and keep well covered. — Mrs. Mlttie C. Burton, Fayette, Mo.
76 THE MISSOURI COOK BOOK.
" TEMPERANCE " MIXCEMEAT.
Five pounds of meat cooked and chopped line, two pounds of suet, four pounds raisins seeded and cut, eiglit oranges, juice and pulp, four pounds of apples, half pound of citron, one ounce each of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg, two pounds of brown sugar. — Mrs. D. 0. Morris, Fayette, Mo.
MINCEMEAT.
Two pounds of lean beef, boiled tender, and chopped fine ; two pounds of sugar, two pounds of raisins seed- ed and cut, two pounds of apples cut fine, one pound of citron, one tablespoon of powdered cinnamon, table- spoon of powdered cloves and one of ginger, one tea- spoon of grated nutmeg ; mix all together and set on the stove ; let simmer till well mixed ; when cold, add one quart of brandy. — Mrs. H. K. Glvens, Fayette, Mo.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 15 of 20 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 15 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
| Pie | not in our table | 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.
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.
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Cinnamon + allspicetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together5,536 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,075 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,390 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,598 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
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Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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 (cream, butter, sugar, flour, raisin, cinnamon, allspice):
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Fit is the average pairing score against cream, butter, sugar, flour, raisin, cinnamon, allspice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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