Why it works: Peach and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,308 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
Canned Peaches
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the syrup
Pare, halve, and seed the peaches.
In a porcelain kettle, combine sugar and water to make a syrup. Bring the syrup to a boil.
Pack the cans
Drop in enough peaches for one can. Test with a silver fork until tender.
Gently lift the peaches with a wire spoon. Place them in a can. Pour the hot syrup over the peaches. Cover. Seal immediately.
Repeat the process with remaining peaches. Keep them hot until ready to can.
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.
Explore the science
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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Peach + sugartop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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What each ingredient does
- Peaches
- Form the fruit that is canned, softening as they cook in the syrup.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens the syrup and helps the peaches keep their shape and flavor.
- Water
- Dissolves the sugar to make the syrup that covers the peaches.
The step that matters
Test with a silver fork until tender. Peaches must be tender but not falling apart. Underdone fruit stays firm and may not be safely heated through, while overcooked fruit breaks down and turns mushy in the jar.
“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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