Why it works: Lavender and spirit work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Lavender Water
Ingredients
Directions
Combine the oil of lavender, cologne spirit, and water in a bottle.
Shake well to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
Store in a cool, dark place for best results.
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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Lavender + spirittop 14% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together122 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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