Why it works: Vinegar and sugar 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
Infuse and strain
Combine 1 quart of vinegar with 2 lbs of ripe raspberries in a bowl and let it sit for 24 hours.
Strain the mixture through a sieve.
Repeat the process with 2 quarts of raspberries using the same vinegar, letting it sit for another 24 hours and straining it again.
Sweeten and heat
For every pint of vinegar, add 1 lb of sugar.
Transfer the mixture to a stone jar and place it in a pot of water on the stove.
Boil until the mixture is clear.
Bottle
Bottle and seal the vinegar.
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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Vinegar + sugartop 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
- Vinegar
- Provides the acidic base and carries the raspberry flavour into the finished liquid.
- Raspberries
- Supply the fruit flavour, aroma and colour that the vinegar absorbs.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness that balances the sharpness of the vinegar and helps preserve the mixture.
The step that matters
Heating in a water bath until clear. Heating gently in a water bath lets the sugar dissolve fully and clarifies the liquid without scorching it. Direct, fierce heat can caramelise the sugar and darken the flavour.
“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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