Why it works: Beef and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,895 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
For Corns
Ingredients
Directions
Wet a piece of cotton batting with equal parts carbolic acid and glycerine and apply to the corn.
Cut fresh raw beef into small pieces and soak in vinegar for 24 hours.
Apply a piece of the soaked beef to the corn twice daily for one week.
Wear a loose shoe with a low heel.
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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Beef + vinegartop 28% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,895 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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