Why it works: Corn and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 933 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Yeast, Bread, Muffins and Griddle Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
WAFFLES. One pint sour milk, three eggs, melted batter size of an egg, one teaspoonful of soda. Mix about as thick as griddle cakes.
Mrs. C. M. P. CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKES. Soak one pint of dry bread crumbs in sweet milk over night. In the morning, take one cup and a half of sour milk, half a teaspoon of soda, a little salt, and wheat flour to make a thin batter. FLANNEL CAKES. One quart sour milk, sifted flour enough to make a pretty stiff bat- ter, two eggs, a little salt. Just before baking add a small teaspoonful of soda. Mrs. R. A. M.
BUCKWHEAT CAKES. Half a cup of soft yeast, or one cake of bakers' yeast (soaked soft) , equal parts of sweet milk and hot water, salt, make a thick batter. Keep in a cool place. Scald the jar once a week. Every night use equal parts of boiling water and sweet milk, salt and flour. Beat well at night, but do not stir them in the morning. Mrs. A. M. M.
CORN MEAL GRIDDLE CAKES. Two tablespoons ot corn meal mixed up in milk enough to moisten, stand over night. In the morning take one cup of buttermilk, a t.mall half-teaspoon of soda, a little salt, and wheat flour to thicken.
Mrs. A. M. M. RICE GRIDDLE CAKES. One cup boiled rice, one pint of flour, one teaspoonful salt, two eggs beaten light, milk to make an ordinarily thick batter.
Mrs. A. A. J.
Breakfast Dishes.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Sour Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cake | 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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Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together933 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Milk + ricetop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,374 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Buttermilk + flourtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,721 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Milk + corntop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together6,955 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
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Milk + breadtop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,466 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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