Why it works: Syrup and arrowroot work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 37 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Plain Stewed Fruit
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the fruit by washing and cutting as needed.
Cook the fruit in a syrup until tender.
Serve in tazzas, bowls, or deep dishes.
Cover with syrup, thickening with arrowroot if desired.
Serve hot or cold, ensuring the fruit is not overly ripe.
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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Syrup + arrowroottop 22% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together37 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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