Why it works: Rice and corn match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 933 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Ceeam of Celery Soup
Ingredients
Directions
The flesh of the chicken from which the stock is to be made should, with the exception of the breast, with the skin perfect as possible, be placed in the pot and removed as soon as tender. To each quart of stock, when strained and skimmed, add one ounce of rice, and let simmer three-fourths of an hour ; then add the breast of the chicken finely shredded, and a pint of cream thickened with flour; season to taste with pepper and salt ; let boil two minutes ; flavor with celery, and serve.
CORN SOUP— No. 1.
One pint of grated green corn, one quart of milk, one pint of hot water, one heaping tablespoonful of butter, one slice of onion. Cook the corn in the water thirty minutes. Let the milk and onions come to a boil. Have the flour and butter mixed together, and add a few tablespoonfuls of the boiling milk. When perfectly smooth, stir in the milk, and cook eight minutes. Take out the onion, and add the corn ; season to taste, and serve.
CORN SOUP— No. 2.
One can of corn cooked one hour ; then strain. Put one quart of milk on stove, season with butter, pepper, salt and a little celery salt. When the milk boils, put
210 THE GOOD CHEEK COOK BOOK.
in soup dish with the strained corn. Have ready two eggs well beaten and stir in lightly.
Nellie Briggs,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 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.
Explore the science
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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Rice + corntop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together933 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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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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Rice + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,374 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,433 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, corn, milk, cream, butter, egg, pepper):
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- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against rice, corn, milk, cream, butter, egg, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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