Why it works: Honey and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 33% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,150 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Oatmeal Soap for Chapped Hands
Ingredients
Directions
Mix honey and gum-arabic powder in a bowl.
Add the egg yolks and mix well.
Gradually incorporate the lard in small portions.
Finally, add the oatmeal to form a paste.
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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Honey + eggtop 33% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,150 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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