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 ↓
Peach Preserve's
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the peaches
Sprinkle baking soda over the peaches.
Pour boiling water over the peaches to cover them and let stand for 10 minutes.
Drain and cover the peaches with fresh water.
Cook
Add sugar and boil until tender.
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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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
- Provide the fruit that gives the preserve its body, flavor and texture.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and thickens the syrup as it cooks, helping preserve it.
The step that matters
Drain and cover with fresh water. Draining and refilling with fresh water removes the baking soda left on the fruit. Any residue that remains can leave a soapy, bitter taste in the finished preserve.
“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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