Why it works: Vinegar and honey are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,583 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Mix squilled vinegar, clarified honey, tincture of tolu, and laudanum in a small container.
Take 2 teaspoons of the mixture in the morning and evening for adults, and 1 teaspoon for children.
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 + honeytop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,583 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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