Why it works: Camphor and olive work together. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Camphor Ice
Ingredients
Directions
Melt the white wax, spermaceti, gum of camphor, and olive oil slowly on the stove.
Once melted, pour the mixture into an airtight container. Store it properly.
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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Camphor + olivetop 26% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together80 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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