Why it works: Vinegar and spirit match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 125 recipes mention both. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Stir together alegar, saltpetre, and spirit of turpentine until the saltpetre dissolves.
Warm the mixture slightly.
Rub the mixture on the affected area twice or three times a day.
Keep the area warm with a folded flannel.
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.
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Vinegar + spirittop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together125 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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