Why it works: Grape and strawberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 290 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
Snow Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Make the strawberry jelly
Dissolve one package of strawberry jelly powder in a pint of hot water.
Fill molds and allow to cool.
When hard, turn on platter, cover with grated coconut, sifting powdered sugar over the top.
Serve with thick cream.
Make the lemon snow
Dissolve one package of lemon jelly powder in one-half pint hot water.
When dissolved, add one-half pint of grape juice and mix well.
Allow to cool.
Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth.
When the jelly begins to thicken, add gradually to the beaten whites, beating continually.
When it is hard enough to keep its shape, put in a mold and set on ice again.
Serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Strawberry | 1 cup (152g) | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Water | 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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Grape + strawberrytop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together290 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Grape + lemontop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,412 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Strawberry + lemontop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,206 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Lemon + eggtop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together44,316 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Strawberry + eggtop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,509 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Lemon and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 44,316 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Whipped whites trap air, giving the lemon layer its light, foamy snow texture.
- Strawberry jelly powder
- Gelatin sets the strawberry layer firm enough to turn out of its mold.
- Lemon jelly powder
- Gelatin sets the lemon mixture, giving it body to hold the whipped foam.
- Grape juice
- Adds fruit flavor and sweetness to the lemon jelly mixture.
The step that matters
Adding the thickened jelly to the beaten whites. Gelatin must be partly set but still liquid enough to pour; if it is too warm the foam collapses, and if it is too firm it will not blend into the whites evenly. Beating continually keeps air trapped in the mixture.
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grape, strawberry, egg):
- Pineapplefits better
- Applefits better
- Vanillafits better
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against grape, strawberry, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“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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