Why it works: Flour and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,673 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Ribbox Cake
Ingredients
Directions
Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one cup of milk, four cups of flour, four eggs, one teaspoon cream of tartar, one-lialf teaspoon of soda. Have ready two tins alike ; put one-tliird of the mixture in each, and bake. To the other third, add three teaspoons of molasses, one cup of currants, and citron and spices to suit the taste ; and bake in a tin the same as the others. When done put alayerof the light cake, then spread with jelly; tlien the dark cake; jelly and the light cake on to^.— Mrs. H. K. ITincle, Howard College, Fayette, Mo.
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1. BlacTi Part.— OwQ cup of brown sugar, half cup butter, half cup sour milk, two cups of flour, one of chopped raisins, one teaspoon soda, one tablespoon of molasses, yolks of three eggs, one tablespoon of cinna- mon, one of nutmeg, half a one of cloves.
2. White Fart.— One cup of flour, one of butter, half a cup cornstarch, half a cup of sweet milk, one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of yeast powder, whites of three eggs. Bake both in jelly tins, put together with icing.— Mrs. Dr. T. J. Smith, Fayette, Mo.
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Whites of eight eggs, two cups of sugar, one of butter, three cups of flour, one of sweet milk, three teaspoons of baking powder. Beat butter to cream ; stir in the sugar; beat until light; add the milk, then the flour, beat in whites.
jrniinf/.— One pound of sweet almonds (blanch and chop them), one cup sour cream, one cup sugar, one tpaspoonful of vanilla. Beat all together and put be- tween lnyevs.—Mrs. John Noland, Independence, Mo.
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Sour Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
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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Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,673 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Butter + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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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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Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together9,245 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the currant
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter, milk, flour, cream, molasses, almond):
- Vanillafits better
- Raisinfits better
- Figfits better
- Currantthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, butter, milk, flour, cream, molasses, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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