Why it works: Coffee and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,497 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells buttery, creamy. The science ↓
Table Op Weights and Measures
Ingredients
Directions
TABLE OF ^\^EIG^HTS AND MEASURES.
1 quart oatmeal weighs 1 lb. 1% tablespoons rice weigh 1 oz. 1 pint bread-crumbs weighs 7 oz. 1 pint coffee "A" sugar weighs 12 oz. 1% pints powdered sugar weigh 1 tt). 1 pint best brown sugar weighs 13 oz. Soft butter size of an egg weighs 1 oz. 1 quart finely-chopped suet weigh 1 Itj.
4 tea-cups sifted flour (level) weighs 1 lb. 10 medium-sized or 8 large eggs weigh 1 tb. 14 tablespoons bread-crumbs equal 1 pint. 354 tea-cups Indian meal (level) equal 1 qt. 1 quart sifted Indian meal weighs 1 lb. 4 oz.
3 coffee-cups sifted flour (level) weighs 1 tb. 1 pint soft buttter (well packed) weighs 1 lb.
1 quart sifted flour (well leaped) weighs 1 lb.
2 tea-cups coffee "A" sugar (level) weigh 1 lb. 2 tea-cups granulated sugar (level) weigh 1 lb.
2?^ coffee-cups Indian meal (level) equal Iqt. "
1 pint granulated sugar (heaped) weighs 14 oz. 2^4 tea-cups powdered sugar (level) weigh 1 lb.
2 tea-cups soft butter (well packed) weigh 1 lb.
2 coffee-cups powdered sugar (level) weigh 1 lb. 2}4 tea-cups best brown sugar (level) weigh 1 tb. 1}4 coffee-cups granulated sugar (level weigh 1 tb.
3 tablespoons sweet chocolate (grated) weigh 1 oz. 1% coffee-cups best brown sugar (level) weighs 1 tb.
1 tablespoon (well-rounded) of soft butter weighs 2oz.
1 tablespoon (well heaped) of common salt weighs 1 oz. 1% coffee-cups coffee "A" sugar (well heaped) weigh 1 lb.
4 tablespoons soft butter (well-heaped) equal one tea-cup.
5 tablespoons sifted flour or meal (heaping) equal 1 teacup.
7 tablespoons granulated sugar (heaping) equal one tea-cup.
2 tablespoons (well-rounded) of powdered sugar or flour weigh 1 oz.
2 teaspoons (heaping) of flour, sugar or meal, equal 1 heaping tablespoon. 1 tablespoon (well heaped) granulated coffee "A" or best brown sugar, 1 oz.
16 tablespoonfuls equal }4 Pint-
1 teacupful equals 8 fluid oz, or 2 jilli.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Coffee | 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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Coffee + chocolatetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,497 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).
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Coffee + teatop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together259 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methyl-3-(methyldithio)furan (thiamin, meat).
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Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together27,232 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Chocolate + teatop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together163 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together124,287 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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