Why it works: Raisin and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,481 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Mrs Fred James
Ingredients
Directions
Kaisin Pie. One cup raisins chopped fine, one large lemon chopped fine, two cups sugar, two cups water, two tablespoons, flour and four eggs well mixed. This will make two pies.
MRS M. BURNS.
Raisin Pie. One lemon, juice and rind, one cup water, one cup sugar, one cup rolle..! crackers, one cup saeded raisins.
MRS. J. A. BRUNER.
Khubarb Pie. Line a pie tin with rich pie dough; put halt cup sugar and tablespoon flour on this crust then flll the pan with finely cut rhubarb; on this put half cup sugar and tea- spoon flour, cover with crust. Bake in slow oven about forty minutes. MRS JAY SERVISS.
Transparent Pie. Three, eggs, save whites for top, one cup sugar half cup butter, two heaping tablespoons jelly; beat well and bake like a custard pie. MRS. WILL DEAX.
Transparent Pie. Two cups sugar, one cup butter, yolks of ten eggs, a small quantity of nutmeg; beat well together and bake without upper crust. MRS. A. C. SNYDER.
Banbury Tarts. Pie crust rolled very thin and cut in about two inch squares. Filling: one cup seeded raisins chopped fine, juice of half a lemon, half cup sugar; mix together, put a tea- spoonful on each square and pinch the two opposite corners to- gether. Bake in hot oven. MRS L. F. ANDREWS.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Water | 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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Raisin + sugartop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,481 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Raisin + lemontop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,742 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Butter + lemontop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,227 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Butter + eggtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together118,967 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together98,233 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the raisin
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter, lemon, egg):
- Vanillafits better
- Orangefits better
- Raspberryfits about as well
- Raisinthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, butter, lemon, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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