Name: Grape-juiceade
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons lemon syrup; 4 tablespoons grape juice; 1 glass water; Sweetener to taste

Why it works: Lemon and grape are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,412 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Grape-juiceade

Ingredients

4 tablespoons lemon syrup
4 tablespoons grape juice
1 glass water
Sweetener to taste

Directions

Combine lemon syrup, grape juice, and water in a glass.
Sweeten to taste and stir well.
Serve in mineral glasses with straws.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

Lemon + grapetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,412 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lemon + syruptop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,235 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Syrup + grapetop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together393 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Lemon syrup: Provides sweetness and a bright citrus acidity that balances the grape juice.
Grape juice: Supplies the main fruit flavour and colour of the drink.
Water: Dilutes the syrup and juice to a lighter, drinkable strength.