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Cafe' Glace'

Iced coffee made with black coffee, milk, powdered sugar, and optional whipped cream.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Cafe' Glace'

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the coffee and milk

  1. Heat 1 quart of milk, do not boil.

  2. Brew 1 quart of black coffee.

  3. Sweeten the mixture with 3 tablespoons powdered sugar.

  4. Combine the coffee and milk in a container.

Freeze and serve

  1. Turn the mixture in an ice cream freezer as for sherbet, only long enough to mix.

  2. Chill thoroughly for about 5 or 6 minutes.

  3. Serve in high glasses, adding to the ice.

  4. If desired, add a tablespoon of sweetened whipped cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

100Calories
0 gProtein
5 gFat
13 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog]. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

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

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Milk (in the method)
Adds creaminess and body, softening the bitterness of the coffee.
Black coffee (in the method)
Provides the main coffee flavour and aroma.
Powdered sugar
Adds sweetness and dissolves easily into the cold liquid.
Sweetened whipped cream
Adds richness and fat as an optional topping.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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