Name: The Dominion Molasses Co
Ingredients: quarter pounds of flour; quarter pounds of sugar; two pounds of currants; four pounds of raisins; one pound of citron; one tablespoonful of cinnamon; one teaspoonful of soda; one teaspoonful of soda in milk; half cups of flour; half teaspoonfuls of soda; two tablespoonfuls of sugar; three pints of milk; two-thirds cup gingerbread brand molasses; two-thirds cup sugar; one-half cup pearl tapioca; a pound of butter; a cup of gingerbread brand molasses; a cup of sugar; a cup of butter; a cup of sour milk; a pinch of salt; a teaspoonful of cin- namon; a teaspoonful of ginger; a cup of gingerbread i rand molasses; a cup of hot water; a teaspoonful of lemon; a cup of cornmeal; a cup of flour; a teaspoonful of soda; a cup of sweet milk

Why it works: Flour and raisin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

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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.

Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,075 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,390 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Cinnamon + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,655 recipes

Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Bread: Forms the base of the dish, soaking up butter and molasses as it fries.
Molasses: Adds sweetness and a dark, caramelised flavour when fried on the bread's surface.
Butter: Fat in the pan that helps the bread brown and crisp on each side.

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, raisin, cinnamon, milk, molasses, butter):

Vanillafits better
Figfits better
Applefits better
Currantthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, raisin, cinnamon, milk, molasses, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Sour Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

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