Why it works: Sugar and rye work together. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 535 recipes. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓
Blackberry Wine
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the blackberries in a large container.
Pour 1 quart of boiling water over the mashed berries.
Let the mixture stand for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
Strain the mixture and measure it into a keg.
Add 2 lbs of sugar and 1 pint of rye whisky or best alcohol to each gallon.
Cork the keg tightly and let it stand until the following October.
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 + ryetop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together535 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Blackberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour, colour and sugars that the wine is built from.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and provides the sugar that fuels fermentation.
- Rye whisky or best alcohol
- Raises the alcohol content and helps preserve the wine during long storage.
The step that matters
Cork the keg tightly and let it stand. A tight seal keeps air out so the wine ages without spoiling. Long, undisturbed storage lets flavours mellow and harsh notes soften.
“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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