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Celery Cures Rheumatism

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Why it works: Celery and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,110 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Celery Cures Rheumatism

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut celery into small pieces.

  2. Boil celery in water until soft.

  3. Drink the water warm.

  4. Serve with pieces of toasted bread.

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. Celery + breadtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,110 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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