Why it works: Quince and brandy work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 91 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓
To Preserve Quinces Whole
Ingredients
Directions
Pare the quinces very thin and round.
Place them in a well-tinned saucepan with a new pewter spoon in the middle.
Fill the saucepan with hard water and cover with the parings.
Set over a slow fire until soft and pink.
Let them cool; if the syrup is not thick, boil it again.
Transfer to jars and cover with brandy papers.
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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Quince + brandytop 14% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together91 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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