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A chilled dessert made by combining milk, isinglass, cream, and sweetened fruit pulp, then whisking and pouring into molds.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Milk and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,399 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Creams

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the setting mixture

  1. Soak the isinglass in the milk for 15 minutes.

  2. Strain the mixture.

Make the creams

  1. Once the sweetened fruit pulp is cold, mix in the cream.

  2. Add the strained milk and isinglass mixture, ensuring it is cold but not set.

  3. Whisk well and pour into molds.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Isinglass
Sets the cream into a light, wobbly structure as it cools.
Milk
Forms the liquid base that carries the isinglass and gives a soft texture.
Cream
Adds richness and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel.
Sweetened fruit pulp
Provides the fruit flavour and sweetness.

The step that matters

Add the milk and isinglass mixture while cold but not set. Isinglass gels as it cools. If the mixture is too warm, the cream will be thin and may not set firmly. If it has already set, it will not blend evenly and will form lumps in the creams.

“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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