Name: Pumpkin Pies with Eggs--3 Very Large Pies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sugar; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup molasses 1 teaspn; 2 qts; 6 eggs 1-1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspn; 1 1/2 tablespn; 6 tablespns; 2 beat whites

Why it works: Sugar and molasses are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,225 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Pumpkin Pies with Eggs--3 Very Large Pies

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Beat the whites and yolks of the eggs separately.
Use 1¼ qt. of pumpkin if not dry, and 1¾ qt. only of milk.
May use a little less pumpkin when adding dates.

Bake

Bake the mixture slowly until firm in center.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories

6 gProtein

5 gFat

28 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Molasses	1 tbsp (20g)	58
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49

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

By Evora Bucknum Perkins. 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.

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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.

Sugar + molassestop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,225 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together122,807 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Molasses + eggtop 34% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together6,879 recipes

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Provide structure and set the filling as it bakes.
Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps give the filling a tender texture.
Molasses: Adds dark color, rich flavor and some moisture.

The step that matters

Bake the mixture slowly until firm in center. Egg proteins set gently at moderate heat. If the oven is too hot, the filling can curdle, puff, crack or turn watery, so bake slowly and check that the center is just firm.

“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.

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Pumpkin Pies with Eggs--3 Very Large Pies