Why it works: Sugar and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Raspberry Vinegar
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the juice
Mash the raspberries in a pan using a large wooden spoon or masher.
Strain the juice through a jelly bag.
Make the syrup
Add 1 pound of sugar to each pint of juice and 1 quart of vinegar.
Heat the mixture in a preserving kettle until it boils for 1-2 minutes, then skim off any foam.
Bottle and store
Let it cool, then bottle and cork it well for storage.
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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Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,806 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
- Raspberries
- Provide the main fruit flavor and natural color for the vinegar.
- Loaf sugar
- Adds sweetness and balances the sharpness of the vinegar.
- Vinegar
- Provides the acidity that gives the drink its tart character and helps preserve it.
The step that matters
Skimming the foam after boiling. Foam rising during boiling carries impurities and can spoil the flavor and clarity of the finished vinegar, so it should be removed before bottling.
“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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