Why it works: Syrup and rose work together. They rank in the top 31% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 167 recipes. The science ↓
Solution Op Roses
Ingredients
Directions
Rub the carmine down with the distilled water.
Add enough ammonia to develop the color well.
Heat the mixture to drive off the ammonia.
Add the simple syrup and concentrated rose water.
Top up with distilled water to make a total of 20 ounces.
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 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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Syrup + rosetop 31% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together167 recipes
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