Why it works: Raisin and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
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Ingredients
Directions
Mrs. J. L. Stone.
ROCKS. One-half cups of sugar; 1 cup of butter; 1 cup of raisin?, seeded and chopped ; 2^/^ cups (scant) of flour ; 3 eggs, beaten separate- ly ; 1 full teaspoon of cinnamon ; ^ teaspooji of soda (dissiolve in 2 table- spoons of hot water) ; 1 pinch of salt ; 1 full pound of English walnuts. Chop meats just a little, not too fine. Bake slowly.
Alice M. Stevens.
EOCKIES. One and a half cups of sugar ; 1 cup of butter ; cream together and add 3 well beaten eggs; 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 1-3 cup of warm
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water; 1 teaspoon of ciiinamon; 21^ cups of flour; % lb. raisins; 1 lb. English walnuts, run through chopper. Drop from spoon on buttered tins and bake; if they spread too mudh add more flour. Nuts can be omitted if desired. Mrs. C. M. Doyle.
SWEET GEAHAM CAKES. One cup of sour milk ; 1 cup of sugar ; a little less than i^ cup of s^hortening; 1 egg, (or can be omitted) ; small teaspoon of soda; flavor with nutmeg and vanilla ; about 1 cup of graham flour.
Mes. Peank Staekins.
TEA CAKES. One cup of butter; % cups of sugar, beaten together; 1 cup of but- termilk; 1 teaspoon of saleratus; nutmeg or caraway; flour enough to mix soft as possible. Mrs. Jaeed Chaddooe;.
TEA CAKES. Mix 1% cups light brown sugar, 1-3 cup molasses, % cup butter, to a cream; put 3-3 of an even teaspoon soda in % cup of sour milk, stir well, add to tJhe above ; spice to taste ; add 3 well-beaten eggs ; 1 cup fruit ; 3 cups flour. Bake slowly in patty tins. 5Ies. H. L. Conlee.
DROP CAKES. One cup of molasses; 1 cup of sugar; 3-3 cup of lard; 1 cup of buttermilk; 3 teaspoons of soda; 1 teaspoon each of ginger, cinnamon, cloves ; 3 eggs ; 1 cup of currants ; 6 cups of flour.
Mrs. J. SiNCEBAUGH.
DEOP CAKES. Two cups of sugar; 1 cup of molasses; 1 cup of lard; 1 cup of warm water ; 1 cup of chopped raisins ; 6 cups of flour ; 3 eggs ; 1 teaspoon of soda; a little salt; flavor with vanilla. Mrs. C. W. Scott.
DEOP CAKES. Stir 3 teaspoons of soda into 1 cup of Porto Rico molasses and beat until it foams. Mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of shortening together; add the molasses; 1 cup sour milk; ly^ teaspoons of cinnamon; 1 teaspoon of cloves; 3-3 cup of English currants; 4 cups or more of flour, enough for a stiff dough. Drop on buttered tins and bake. Mes. A. E. Congdon.
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DESSERTS (COLD).
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Sour Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Raisin | 1 small box (28g) | 85 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit | 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 + flourtop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,075 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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Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,721 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,973 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Raisin + gingertop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,242 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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 (sugar, butter, raisin, milk, flour, molasses, buttermilk):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Nutmegfits better
- Gingerthe original
- Allspicefits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, butter, raisin, milk, flour, molasses, buttermilk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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