Why it works: Angelica and honey work together. They rank in the top 31% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
Syrup of Angelica-root for the Influenza
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the angelica root in water gently for three hours.
Strain the mixture to remove the root.
Add honey to the strained liquid until it reaches a syrupy consistency.
Take two teaspoons of the syrup every night and morning, and several times during the day.
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.
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Angelica + honeytop 31% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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