Why it works: Flour and currant are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,077 recipes. The science ↓
Roly-poly Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Make a light suet crust and roll it out to about ¼ inch thick.
Spread jam or a mixture of currants and treacle evenly over the crust, leaving a small margin.
Roll the crust up tightly.
Securely fasten the ends.
Tie the rolled pudding in a floured cloth.
Place the pudding in boiling water and boil for 2 to 3 hours.
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 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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Flour + curranttop 26% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together8,077 recipes
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