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Tincture of Ginger

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and spirit work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 88 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Tincture of Ginger

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine the ginger powder and proof spirits in a container.

  2. Heat gently for seven days.

  3. Strain the mixture to remove the ginger powder.

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. Ginger + spirittop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together88 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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