Why it works: Mustard and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 25% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,658 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Mustard Whey, for Dropsy and for Rheumatism
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the mustard seed in the milk and water until the curd separates.
Strain the mixture.
Take a teacupful three times a day.
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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Mustard + milktop 25% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,658 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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