Why it works: Celery and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,169 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓
Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Directions
Mrs. J. W. Pryor, Lexington, Ky.
Take the breast (only) of 1 chicken, and when cold, cut into large chunks. Add the hearts of celery cut rather fine, and the shelled almonds. Have this ready, but do not mix with dressing until ready to serve. Use mayonnaise dressing No. 1.
CHEESE SALAD No. 1.
Mrs. J. W. Pryor, Lexington, Ky.
Yz pint rich cream. 34 cuP chopped pimentos.
2 tablespoons gelatine. Tobasco sauce. Dry mustard. Cayenne pepper.
Beat cream to solid froth; gradually add water in which the gelatine has been dissolved. Then add cheese and pimentos. Beat well, and add salt, a dash of tobasco sauce, a little mustard, and cayenne pepper. Also a few nuts and olives if desired. Mold, and decorate with nuts and olives. Serve with mayon- naise.
Salads and Salad Dressings. 123
CHEESE SALAD No. 2.
Mrs. J. A. Vansant, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
2 lbs. cheese. Green peppers to taste.
3/2 pint whipped cream. (cut fine).
2/z lb. pecans, cut fine.
Use cream cheese or Neufchatel and cream. Mix cheese well, beating it until light, and using a great deal of mayonnaise until it beats like cake batter. Add nuts and peppers. Then put in whipped cream ; pack in wet salt, as you would ice-cream.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pimento | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | 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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Celery + mustardtop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,169 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together16,012 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Almond + mustardtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together246 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together15,430 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,787 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the almond
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, sauce, chicken, celery, mustard, pepper):
- Beansfits better
- Cashew nutfits better
- Lentilsfits better
- Almondthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against cream, sauce, chicken, celery, mustard, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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