Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Fine Apple Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pare the apples and grate or shred them finely with a silver fork.
Make the jam
Combine the fruit and sugar in a pot and boil for about 45 minutes, stirring constantly.
Jar and store
Once cooled, transfer to jars, cover with brandy paper, and seal tightly.
Store in a dry, cool place.
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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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Pineapples
- Supplies the fruit that forms the body and flavour of the jam.
- Loaf sugar
- Sweetens the jam and thickens it as the mixture cooks down.
The step that matters
Stirring constantly while boiling. Sugar-rich fruit mixtures scorch easily on the bottom of the pot at a full boil. Constant stirring spreads the heat evenly and keeps the jam from burning or sticking.
“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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