Why it works: Grape and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,490 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Grape Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the grapes
Boil ripe grapes until soft, about 1.5 hours.
Strain the mixture through a sieve.
Weigh the strained grapes and add ¾ pound of sugar for every pound of fruit.
Make the jam
Boil the mixture together for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Strain again before serving.
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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Grape + sugartop 23% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together7,490 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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What each ingredient does
- Ripe grapes
- Provide the fruit flavor and the bulk of the jam.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, thickens the jam as it cooks, and helps preserve it.
The step that matters
Boiling the strained grapes with sugar. Sugar and fruit must boil long enough for water to evaporate and the mixture to thicken into jam. Stirring occasionally keeps the sugar from scorching on the bottom of the pan.
“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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