Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Pineapples, a Simple Method of Canning
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pare the pineapple and remove any discolored parts.
Slice the pineapple thinly and remove the core.
Combine the pineapple and sugar in an earthen pan.
Let the mixture sit overnight.
Cook
Place the mixture in a preserving pan.
Bring to a quick boil.
Boil for a few minutes, avoiding slow cooking to preserve flavor and color.
Jar
Transfer to jars.
Seal as directed.
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.
-
Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Pineapple
- Supplies the fruit, flavor and bulk of the preserve.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and draws out its juices, helping preserve it and thicken the syrup.
The step that matters
Bring to a quick boil. Long, slow cooking breaks down the fruit's fresh flavor and darkens its color, so a fast, brief boil keeps the preserve bright and tasting fresh.
“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.
You might also like
Pineapple Sherbet116 recipes
Pineapple Pudding72 recipes
Pineapple Cream58 recipes
Pineapple Jelly39 recipesThe free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.