Why it works: Cream and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Ice-creams, Ices and Frozen Fruits
Ingredients
Directions
Use only the best materials for making ice cream.
Pour the mixture into the tin can and place the beater inside.
Cover the can and place it in the tub, ensuring it fits properly.
Pack the tub with large pieces of broken ice in a canvas bag, pounding it fine.
Layer ice and salt in the tub, starting with a thick layer of ice, then a thin layer of salt, until full.
Pack down solidly with a paddle or piece of wood.
After turning the crank a few times, add more salt and ice, and pack down again.
Continue until the tub is full, using about 3 pints of salt and 10 quarts of ice for a gallon can.
Do not let the water off, as it helps with freezing.
Turn the crank for 20 minutes, starting slowly and increasing speed for the last 10 minutes.
When frozen, turn back the cross-piece, wipe off salt and ice, and remove the cover carefully.
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 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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Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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