Name: Spiced Grapes
Ingredients: seven pounds of grapes use four; one pint of good vinegar; one-half pounds of sugar; vinegar

Why it works: Grape and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,589 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Spiced Grapes

Ingredients

seven pounds of grapes use four
one pint of good vinegar
one-half pounds of sugar
vinegar

Directions

Prepare the pulp

Separate the pulp from the grapes, keeping the skins.
Boil the pulp and strain through a colander to remove the seeds.

Make the spiced grapes

Add the skins back to the strained pulp and boil with sugar, vinegar, and spices.
For every seven pounds of grapes, use four and one-half pounds of sugar and one pint of good vinegar.
Spice heavily with ground cloves, allspice, and a little cinnamon.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

114Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

29 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
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 F. L. Gillette and Hugo Ziemann. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg).

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.

Grape + vinegartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,589 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together20,806 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Grape + sugartop 23% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together7,490 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Grapes: Supply the pulp and skins, which carry the main fruit flavour and body.
Sugar: Sweetens the dish and helps it thicken as it cooks down.
Vinegar: Adds sharp acidity that balances the sweetness.