Name: Corn Omelet
Ingredients: 2 tablespoonfuls of milk pepper; a dash of pepper; 1 egg 2 tablespoonfuls of milk pepper; 1 egg; 3 pefsons; three eggs; pepper; salt

Why it works: Milk and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 88,785 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Corn Omelet

Ingredients

Directions

V2 cupful corn Yolk of 1 egg
2 tablespoonfuls of milk Pepper and salt
Beat well and add the last thing the beaten white of 1 egg. Have a hot griddle, when browned, turn.
Mrs. a. E. Elwood.
For 3 pefsons. Three eggs, yolks and whites sep- arated, whites beaten stiff. To the yolks add Stable- spoonfuls of milk, salt and a dash of pepper, then carefully stir in the whites. Pour the mixture into a hot buttered frying pan, do not leave. When brown, fold and set in the oven a minute ; turn on a hot plate. Emma R. Holmes.
SICKLES AND "PRESERVES
"Peter Piper picked a pecli of pickled peppers.'''

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

233Calories

14 gProtein

13 gFat

14 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
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.

By Johnson, Vt. Congregational church. [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.

Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together88,785 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Milk + peppertop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together26,984 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Pepper + eggtop 33% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together50,580 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).