Why it works: Apple and syrup work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 742 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Apple Meringue
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Boil the peeled and cored apples in a rich syrup until tender.
Place the apples on a dish and cover them with meringue.
Bake in a 400°F (200°C) oven until browned.
Serve hot.
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.
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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.
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Apple + syruptop 22% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together742 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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