Why it works: Pear and syrup work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 254 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
To Preserve Pears
Ingredients
Directions
Peel the pears very thinly.
Simmer the pears in a thin syrup for a day or two.
Make the syrup richer and simmer the pears again.
Repeat this process until the pears are clear.
Drain the pears and dry them in the sun or a cool oven for a short time.
Store the pears in syrup and dry as needed for moisture and richness.
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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Pear + syruptop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together254 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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