Why it works: Sugar and raspberry are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,101 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Meringues
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a cool oven”. The 300°F (150°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Sift a little sugar over sheets of cartridge paper.
Drop the icing over the paper using a tablespoon.
Dust some with pink sugar and some with white sugar.
Place in a cool oven at 300°F (150°C) until crisp.
Remove from paper with a knife dipped in cold water.
Scoop out a little of the meringue and fill with raspberry jam.
Pair two meringues together and return to the oven for a short time.
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 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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Sugar + raspberrytop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,101 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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