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 peaches
Select fine, free-stone peaches and peel them.
Cut the peaches in half and remove the pits.
Immerse the peaches in cold water to prevent browning.
Cook and seal
Layer the peaches in a kettle, sprinkling sugar between the layers.
Add a little water to prevent burning.
Heat slowly to a boil, then boil for 3-4 minutes.
Can and seal the fruit.
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).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Peaches
- Provide the fruit that softens and fills the jars with flavour when cooked.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and balances the tartness of the fruit.
- Water
- Creates a little liquid in the kettle so the peaches do not scorch while heating.
The step that matters
Heat slowly to a boil. Heating too quickly can scorch the fruit on the bottom of the kettle before the sugar dissolves and the juices form. Gentle heating lets the sugar draw out liquid evenly, so the peaches cook through without burning.
“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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