Why it works: Sugar and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122,807 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Flummery
Ingredients
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine the tart jelly and sugar.
Add the egg white and beat the mixture vigorously for 15 minutes until it is fluffy.
Serve with cream.
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 + eggtop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Tart jelly
- Provides acidity and fruit flavour, and sets the base of the dish.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jelly and balances its tartness.
- Egg white
- Traps air when beaten, creating the light, fluffy texture.
The step that matters
Beating the egg white with the jelly and sugar. Egg white foams when beaten because its proteins unfold and trap air bubbles. Beating long enough, until fluffy, gives the light texture; stopping early leaves a dense result.
“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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