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Why it works: Gooseberry and black currant share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5 recipes. Both carry hex-2-enal, which smells green, apple. The science ↓

Vegetarian Cookery

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fruit, Stewed, 171 Fruits, Bottled, 157 Tinned, 155 Frumenty, 76

  2. Game Fritters, 117 Garlic and Eggs, 86 Garnish of Eggs, 89 German Fritters, 121 Salad, 100 ,, Sauce, 51 Ginger Sauce, 52 Gooseberry Sauce, 52 Gooseberries, Stewed, 173 Green Bean Soup, 27 „ Dutch Sauce, 51

  3. Mayonnaise Sauce, 54 „ Pea Soup, Dried, 37 „ „ „ Fresh, 38

  4. Hare Soup, 32 Haricot Beans, 131

  5. Bean Salad, 103 ,, „ Soup, Eed, 26

  6. „ White, 26 Herbaceous Mixture, 32 Herbs, Aromatic, 32 Hominy, 76

  7. „ Fried, 76 „ Fritters, 117 Hop Salad, 104 Horseradish Sauce, 52 Hotch Potch, 32

  8. Ice Cream, 176

  9. Lemon Water, 176 „ Orange Water, 176 „ Water Fruit, 177 Ices, 174 „ from Fresh Fruit, 1 76 „ from Jams, 176 Indian Pickle Sauce, 53 „ Sandwiches, 106 Italian Salad, 104 „ Sauce, 53

  10. Jam Apple, 161 „ Apricot, 164 „ Blackberry, 164 '5 Black Currant, 164

  11. Jam, Carrot, 164 Damson, 164 Gooseberry, 164 Greengage, 164 „ Plum, 164

  12. Raspberry, 164 Red Currant, 164 „ Rhubarb, 164 Strawberry, 164 Vegetable Marrow, 164 Jams, 163 Jardiniere Soup, 33 Jellies, 158 Jelly, Apple, 161 ,, Apricot, 163 ,, Blackberry, 158 „ Black Currant, 160 „ Damson, 162 „ Lemon, 159 „ Mulberry, 163 „ Orange, 160 „ PiDe Apple, 162 ,, Raspberry, 161 ,, Red Currant, 161 Julienne Soup, 33

  13. Kale, Scotch, 148 „ Sea, 148

  14. Leek Soup, 33 Leeks, Stewed, 145

  15. „ Welsh Porridge, 146 Lemon Cream, 166

  16. ,, Jelly, 159

  17. „ Water, Ice, 176 Lentil Porridge, 75

  18. ,, Puree a la Soubise, 34 Soup, 33 Lentils, 135

  19. „ a la Provengale, 136

  20. „ Boiled, 136

  21. „ Curried, 136 Lettuce Salad, 97 Lettuces, Stewed, 146 with Peas, 146

  22. Macaroni, 67

  23. „ ^ la Reine, 69 „ and Cheese, 68 „ „ Chestnuts, 72

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

397Calories
19 gProtein
12 gFat
58 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 13 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Lentil1/2 cup cooked (99g)115
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Saucenot in our table0
Gooseberrynot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0
Beannot in our table0
Black Currantnot 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 Payne, A. G. (Arthur Gay), 1840-1894. 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.

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.

  1. Gooseberry + black curranttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: hex-2-enal (green, apple).

  2. Apple + black curranttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Gooseberry + appletop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl isobutyrate (flower).

  4. Ginger + gooseberrytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Ginger + black curranttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, ginger, sauce, gooseberry, cream, apple, black currant):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Chestnutfits better
  3. Walnutfits about as well
  4. Beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, ginger, sauce, gooseberry, cream, apple, black currant. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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