Why it works: Peach and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,308 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
To Can Peaches with Sugar
Ingredients
Directions
Place your cans in a kettle of boiling water.
Peel and halve the peaches.
Sweeten the peaches to taste as you would for the table.
Put the peaches in a preserving kettle without any water and heat them through.
Fill the cans with the hot peaches, ensuring every crevice is filled with syrup.
Close the can immediately and fill the grooves with wax.
Place a piece of ice or some cool water on the can and smooth it with a knife.
Work quickly to put up fruits or vegetables, ensuring they are fresh and free of decayed spots.
Seal the cans while boiling hot.
Always place sealed tin cans in cold water.
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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Peach + sugartop 17% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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