Why it works: Lemon and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 5,154 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓
Crabapple and Apple Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Wash the crabapples and cut them into small pieces without peeling.
Barely cover the pieces with cold water in a pot.
Cook until the apples are soft, then strain the mixture.
For added flavor, cook a little lemon or orange peel or root ginger with the apples.
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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together5,154 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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