Name: Ripe Tomato Pickle
Ingredients: 5 pounds of tomatoes take 2v'j pounds sugar; 1 pint vinegar; 1 teaspoonful of all kinds of spices

Why it works: Sugar and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Ripe Tomato Pickle

Ingredients

5 pounds of tomatoes take 2v'j pounds sugar
1 pint vinegar
1 teaspoonful of all kinds of spices

Directions

Take good ripe tomatoes, peel and cut them into chunks.
For every 5 pounds of tomatoes, add 2 pounds sugar, 1 pint vinegar, and 1 teaspoonful of all kinds of spices.
Boil for 2 hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

74Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

18 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3

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.

Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,806 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Tomato + vinegartop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Tomato + sugartop 33% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together4,667 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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What each ingredient does

Tomatoes: Form the bulk of the pickle and supply moisture and body as they cook down.
Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps preserve the pickle while it cooks.
Vinegar: Adds acidity that balances the sweetness and helps preserve the pickle.
Spices: Add aroma and flavor to the tomatoes.