Why it works: Syrup and rhubarb work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
An Excellent Cough Syrup
Ingredients
Directions
Mix all syrups thoroughly.
Take a half teaspoonful every three to four hours for adults; adjust for children based on age.
Shake well before using.
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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Syrup + rhubarbtop 18% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together115 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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