Why it works: Apple and pine work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 98 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓
Apples
Ingredients
Directions
Pick apples by hand when they are perfectly ripe, around midday in clear, dry weather.
Spread the apples on a floor and let them sit until late November or until frost threatens.
In dry weather, transfer the apples to clean casks or boxes free from mold and moisture.
Store the casks or boxes in a cellar, away from frost, packing the apples in dry sawdust or pine shavings for preservation.
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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Apple + pinetop 17% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together98 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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