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Squirrel Soup

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Veal and cheese work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 211 recipes. Both carry cineol, which smells eucalyptus, camphor. The science ↓

Squirrel Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soak the tapioca in cold water on the back of the stove until clear.

  2. Break the macaroni into 1-inch lengths, pour boiling salted water over it, and boil until tender.

  3. Add the cooked macaroni to the veal stock or meat broth.

  4. If using vermicelli, boil it directly in the soup without soaking.

  5. Serve with grated cheese if desired.

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. Veal + cheesetop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together211 recipes

    Shared aroma: cineol (eucalyptus, camphor).

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