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A dried herb powder made from lemon thyme, sweet marjoram, winter savory, basil, parsley, and lemon rind.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Thyme and marjoram match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,225 recipes. Both carry terpineol, which smells pine, woody. The science ↓

Herbs, Powder of

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Weigh the dried herbs after separating them from the stalks.

  2. Pound the herbs and lemon rind thoroughly in a mortar.

Sift and store

  1. Sift the mixture through a wire sieve.

  2. Store the powder in tightly stoppered bottles 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. Thyme + marjoramtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,225 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  2. Thyme + winter savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together780 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Marjoram + winter savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together455 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  4. Marjoram + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together688 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  5. Thyme + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Lemon-thyme
Provides the main lemony, savoury aroma that gives the powder its character.
Sweet marjoram
Adds a warm, floral aroma that rounds out the blend.
Winter savory
Contributes a peppery, pungent aroma to the blend.
Basil
Adds a sweet, aromatic note that brightens the mixture.
Dried parsley
Adds bulk and a mild, fresh green flavour to the blend.
Lemon rind
Supplies citrus aroma from its oils, reinforcing the lemon notes of the herbs.

The step that matters

Store the powder in tightly stoppered bottles. Moisture makes the powder clump and can encourage spoilage, and air slowly dulls the volatile oils that carry aroma. Airtight storage keeps it dry and fragrant.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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