Why it works: Butter and raisin are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,630 recipes. Both carry decanoic acid, which smells acides aroma. The science ↓
Cabinet Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Grease a smooth, plain mold with straight sides generously with cold butter.
Line the sides and bottom of the mold with small slices of French candied fruit, raisins, or currants, arranging them in rings, stars, or any desired shapes.
Use about ½ pound of fruit for a 3-pint mold.
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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Butter + raisintop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,630 recipes
Shared aroma: decanoic acid (acides aroma).
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