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A Simple Remedy for a Cough

Contains paregoric, which may have safety considerations.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Why it works: Spirit and syrup work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 141 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients together.

  2. Take 1 teaspoonful as a dose.

  3. Repeat at short intervals until the cough is relieved.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Spirit + syruptop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together141 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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