Why it works: Grass and sugar work together. They rank in the top 38% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 22 recipes. The science ↓
Scurvy-Grass Ale
Ingredients
Directions
Brew the liquor as directed for other ale.
When the liquor boils, add the fine wormwood and scurvy-grass.
Stir well and allow to brew; no hops are needed as the wormwood provides bitterness.
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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Grass + sugartop 38% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together22 recipes
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What each ingredient does
- Fine wormwood
- Provides bitterness in place of hops.
- Sugar
- Supplies fermentable sugar that yeast turns into alcohol.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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