Why it works: Vinegar and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 20,806 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Raspberry Vinegar
Ingredients
Directions
Infuse
Place raspberries in a container and cover with vinegar.
Let the mixture stand for 24 hours.
Scald the mixture.
Strain the mixture.
Sweeten and boil
Add 1 pound of sugar for every pint of juice.
Boil the mixture for 20 minutes, skimming off any foam.
Bottle
Bottle the mixture once it has cooled.
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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Vinegar + sugartop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,806 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Red raspberries
- Provide the main flavor and color of the vinegar.
- Vinegar
- Extracts the fruit's flavor and gives the syrup its sharp acidity.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the syrup and balances the vinegar's acidity.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture for 20 minutes, skimming off any foam. Sugar must dissolve fully and the mixture must boil long enough to thicken into a syrup that keeps well. Skimming removes foam and impurities so the bottled liquid stays clear.
“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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