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Amber Soup

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Why it works: Celery and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,810 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Amber Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Four pounds of shin beef, four pounds of knuckle of veal, or three pounds of fowl, four quarts of cold water, two ounces of lean ham or bacon, six whole cloves, six whole pepper corns, one tablespoonful of herbs, one tablespoonful of salt, three small onions, one carrot, one turnip, two stalks of celery, two sprigs of parsley, one salt- spoonful of celery seed. To clarify: Rind of one lemon, whites and shells of three eggs.

  2. 208 THE GOOD CHEER COOK BOOK. BOUILLON— No. 1.

  3. Four pounds of beef, two pounds of bone, two quarts of cold water, one tablespoonful of salt, four pepper corns, four cloves, one tablespoonful of herbs ; let boil until reduced to three pints. Set away in an earthen jar.

  4. BOUILLON— No. 2.

  5. Four pounds of beef from the middle of the round, two pounds of bone, two quarts of cold water, one table- spoonful of salt, a few pepper corns, three cloves, a little parsley; wipe the meat and bones; cut into small pieces ; add the water and heat slowly ; add the season- ing, and simmer four or five hours. Boil it down to three pints ; set it away to cool ; remove the fat from the top ; heat again, and add salt and pepper. Serve for lunch, or use for sick people needing strength.

  6. Mrs. J. W. Squires.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

788Calories
67 gProtein
36 gFat
51 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Pork100g cooked242
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turnip1 medium (122g)34
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Vealnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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

By Chippewa Falls, Wis. Episcopal church. Ladies aid 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. Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,810 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (beef, veal, ham, celery, parsley, pepper, corn):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against beef, veal, ham, celery, parsley, pepper, corn. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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