Why it works: Sugar and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Caramel Ice Cream with Almonds
Ingredients
Directions
1 ^-enerous pt. milk, 1 scant cup sugar, 1/5 cup Hour. f)inch of s;alt, 2 eggs, I qt. cream, 1 cup sugar (caramelized), 1 tablespoon flav- oring; put the milk in a double boiler and let come to a boil; beat the first cup of sugar, the flouu, salt and eggs together and stir into the boiling milk; cook twenty minutes, stirring most of the time. "When this has been cooking about fifteen minutes, earamalize the second cup of sugar by putting the sugar in an iron or granite sauce- pan over the fire and letting it melt and brown; turn this while still smoking hot into the custard, which by this time will have cooked twenty minutes; mix thoroughly and remove from the fire. "Whe.u cool, strain; add the qt. cream and the flavoring and freeze.
Mrs. W. H. Filler.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
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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Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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