Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Preserved Raw Pineapple
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pineapple
Pare the pineapples and remove all the eyes.
Cut the pineapple into thin slices until you reach the heart, which should be discarded.
Weigh the sliced pineapple and place it in a large earthen dish.
Preserve
Add an equal weight of granulated sugar to the pineapple and stir well.
Pack the mixture into quart or pint jars, cover tightly, and store away.
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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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Pineapple
- Provides the fruit that is preserved and softened by the sugar.
- Granulated sugar
- Draws out moisture and acts as a preservative, sweetening the fruit.
The step that matters
Adding the equal weight of sugar and stirring well. Sugar must be evenly distributed through the fruit so that it draws out juice and preserves every piece; uneven mixing leaves unsugared pockets that can spoil.
“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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