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Canned Peaches

Peaches canned with sugar and water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Peach and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,308 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Canned Peaches

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash and stone the peaches.

  2. Immerse them in cold water carefully.

Cook

  1. Layer the peaches in a kettle, sprinkling 1 tablespoon of sugar for every quart of fruit.

  2. Add a little water to prevent burning.

  3. Heat slowly to a boil, then boil for 3-4 minutes.

Can

  1. Can and seal the fruit.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

Explore the science

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.

  1. Peach + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Peaches
The fruit itself, providing the flavor and soft texture of the preserved peaches.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the fruit keep its flavor and texture in storage.

The step that matters

Add a little water to prevent burning. Peaches resting on the hot base of the kettle can scorch before their own juice releases. A little added water creates liquid to sit in while the fruit heats, so it cooks gently and does not stick or burn as the kettle warms.

“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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