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Bitter Almonds

Use with caution, as it is poisonous in doses above 10 or 12 drops.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Almond and spirit work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 143 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Bitter Almonds

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix the essential oil of bitter almonds with proof spirit.

  2. Use with caution, as it is poisonous in doses above 10 or 12 drops.

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. Almond + spirittop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together143 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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