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Succotrine Aloes Drink

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Rhubarb and syrup work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Succotrine Aloes Drink

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Dissolve the succotrine aloes, rhubarb powder, jalap, and salt of tartar in warm ale.

  2. Alternatively, mix the ingredients into a ball with syrup of buckthorn.

  3. Administer the drink or ball to the horse in the morning on an empty stomach.

  4. Repeat the treatment two to three times, once every fortnight.

  5. In between purges, give the horse the following drink or balls two to three times a week.

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. Rhubarb + syruptop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together115 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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