Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓
Raised Doughnuts
Ingredients
Directions
One pint milk, scalded and let cool, one- half cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one egg, one-half cup of yeast. Stir in flour enough to make a sponge like bread sponge; let it stand all night. In the morning mix the same as bread. Let it stand in a warm place about an bour, then roll in a sheet and cut in small pieces. Let it stand near the tire a little while, then fry in hot lard. Mbs. T. C. D.
GINGER SNAPS. Three eggs, two cups butter, or one lard and one butter, two cups brown sugar, two teaspoons ginger, one teaspoon cloves, cinnamon and allspice, two cups molasses, two tablespoons vinegar, two heaping teaspoons t-aleratus. Miss M. E. S.
GINGER SNAPS. Two coffee-cups molasses, one coffee-cup sour cream, twelve table- spoons of butter (melted), twelve tablespoons of lard (melted), ten tablespoons brown sugar, two tablespoons of soda, two tablespoons of ginger, half a cup of cinnamon, quarter of a cup cloves, one nutmeg. Flour not to exceed five and one half cups, as the mixture must be oft and very thin to be an improvement on the ordinary ginger snaps. If properly made they will keep like fruit cake. Very rich.
Mrs. W. M. M. GINGER SNAPS.
Three eggs, one cup sugar, three cups molasses, two cups shortening two tablespoonfuls soda, one tablespoonful ginger. Mrs. W. K. M.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
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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Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,189 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together6,380 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together6,038 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Milk + cinnamontop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together12,655 recipes
Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).
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 (milk, butter, sugar, clove, molasses, vinegar, cinnamon):
- Nutmegfits better
- Allspicefits better
- Cardamomfits about as well
- Gingerthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against milk, butter, sugar, clove, molasses, vinegar, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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