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Glycerine Jelly

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Thyme and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Glycerine Jelly

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a mortar, mix the white soft soap and glycerine until well combined.

  2. Gradually add the almond oil while stirring continuously.

  3. Add the otto of thyme and mix thoroughly.

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 + almondtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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