Why it works: Sugar and brandy are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,939 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Raspberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pulp
Rub fresh raspberries through a wicker sieve.
Make the jam
In a preserving pan, combine the raspberry pulp and loaf sugar over a brisk fire.
Once it begins to boil, skim it well and stir for 20 minutes.
Pour the jam into small pots.
Seal the pots
Cut white paper to fit the tops of the pots, dip them in brandy, and place them over the jam when cold, securing with a double layer of paper.
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 + brandytop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together11,939 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Sugar and brandy barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 11,939 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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What each ingredient does
- Raspberries
- Provide the fruit flavour and the pulp that forms the body of the jam.
- Loaf sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, as it boils down, helps it set and keeps it preserved.
The step that matters
Skimming and stirring while boiling. Once the mixture boils, foam rises to the surface and must be skimmed so the jam stays clear. Continuous stirring prevents the sugar and fruit from scorching on the base of the pan before the jam thickens.
“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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