Why it works: Butter and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Oysters Baked
Ingredients
Directions
Cut some ver3^ thin slices of fat pork into pieces about the size of 3'our oysters; la^^ them on the bot- tom of a dripping pan. On each piece of the pork lay an oyster previously drained, dust with white pepper. Cover with a bit of the fat pork and bake in a hot oven until the pork is crisp and of a light brown color, the oysters will then ht sufficiently well done- Remove to a hot dish and serve with sliced lemon.
CREAM vSALMON.
One can salmon minced fine, drain off liquor; throw away. For the dressing, boil 1 pint milk, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, salt and pepper to taste. Have ready 1 pint fine bread crumbs, place a layer in the bottom of the dish, then a laj-er of fish, then a layer of dressing, and so on, having crumbs for the last laver. Bake till brown, C. C. B.
■" Some hae meat that canna eat, And some would eat that want it;
But we hae meat and we can eat, So let the Lord he t hank it. ^'
Meats to be roasted or broiled should be given tbe greatest amount of heat possible at first that the surface may be hardened and the juices retained.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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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Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together27,232 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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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 + breadtop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,466 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Bread + peppertop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,964 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together85,593 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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