Why it works: Grape and apple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,659 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓
Egg Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Mrs. Mark Stecker.
Boil C) eggs hard ; chop the whites fine and rub the yolks smooth. Sprinkle in a little salt and pepper. Stir this into mayon- naise dressing and mix up with it a cup of chopped chicken or ham and some chopped celery. Serve on lettuce leaves.
132 OLD COUNTRY RECIPES AND NEW.
FRUIT SALAD, NO. 1.
Pulp of 4 oranges and 1 grape fruit, 1 cup white grapes seeded, i dozen Maraschino cherries cut in halves, i cup EngHsh wahiuts broken small. Mix with this a wine glass sherry or Madeira. Cover with a French dressing made of 5 tablespoons oil, half as much vinegar, a teaspoon salt and a salt spoon paprika. Set on ice until thoroughly chilled.
FRUIT SALAD, NO. 2.
Miss Mary Sweeney.
Slice fine 3 bananas, 2 oranges, dice 2 apples, and seed and cut in halves 1 bunch white grapes. Mix with mayonnaise dressing, snd serve on lettuce leaves.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| 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.
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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.
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Grape + appletop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,659 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Banana + appletop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together435 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Grape + bananatop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together496 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Grape + orangetop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,771 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Orange + appletop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,230 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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 (grape, chicken, banana, apple):
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Fit is the average pairing score against grape, chicken, banana, apple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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