Why it works: Gin and lemon work together. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 306 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
Holland Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Mix
Combine the grated lemon rind and juice with the water in a bowl.
Stir in the Holland gin.
Set and serve
Pour the mixture into blanc-mange moulds.
Chill until set before serving.
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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Gin + lemontop 23% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together306 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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What each ingredient does
- Holland gin
- Adds the main spirit flavour and aroma to the drink.
- Lemon juice
- Adds sharp acidity that brightens the sweetness and flavour.
- Lemon rind
- Releases aromatic oils that give a fresh lemon fragrance.
The step that matters
Chill until set before serving. The mixture needs enough time in the cold to firm fully. Unmoulding or serving too early can leave it soft and runny, so wait until it holds its shape.
“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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