Name: Pyfer Pickles
Ingredients: vinegar; cloves; allspice; pepper

Why it works: Clove and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,874 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Pyfer Pickles

Ingredients

vinegar
cloves
allspice
pepper

Directions

Mrs. E. M. R. Salt pickles down dry for ten days, soak in fresh
252 THE BUCKEYE COOK BOOK.
water one day ; pour off water, place in porcelain kettle, covering with water and vinegar, with alum enough to taste ; stand over night on a stove which had fire in during the day; wash and put in a jar with cloves, allspice, pepper, horse radish and gar- lic ; boil vinegar and pour over all; in two weeks they are ready for use. These pickles are always fresh and crisp and are made with much less trouble than by the old fashioned way of keeping in brine.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

21Calories

0 gProtein

1 gFat

4 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Allspice	1 tsp ground (1.9g)	5
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Women of the First Congregational Church (Marysville, Ohio). Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

Clove + allspicetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together7,874 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together17,451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Allspice + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,395 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Vinegar + allspicetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,548 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,814 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).