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Aromatic Vinegar

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Rosemary and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 519 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Aromatic Vinegar

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bruise the camphor and dissolve it in the acetic acid.

  2. Add the oils and mix well.

  3. Let it stand for a few days, shaking occasionally.

  4. Strain the mixture and it is ready for use.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Rosemary + clovetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together519 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Lavender + rosemarytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Rosemary + camphortop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Lavender + camphortop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Lavender + clovetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lavender, rosemary, camphor):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Sagefits better
  3. Clovethe original
  4. Peppermintfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against lavender, rosemary, camphor. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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