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Coffee Bavarian Cream

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Coffee and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,339 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-heptanol, which smells bitter, floral. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

  1. Cover ^ box gelatin with cold water and let soak i hour. Then add 1 cup strong boiling coffee ; add 1 cup sugar and stir till dissolved. Strain and let .stand till cool. Then add 1 cup milk and 1 pint cream whipped ; mix well, turn into a mould and set in a cold place to harden.

  2. Caramel Bavarian Cream is made as above using double the quantity of milk, 2 tablespoons caramel, and J cup sherry in place of the coffee.

  3. 162 OLD COUNTRY RECIPES AND NEW.

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Coffee + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together2,339 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  2. Coffee + milktop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,201 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).

  3. Sugar + creamtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together43,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Coffee + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together4,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Milk + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together29,395 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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