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Condtjbango Wine

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 11 ingredients
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Why it works: Spirit and brandy work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 209 recipes. Both carry ethyl benzoate, which smells sweet. The science ↓

Condtjbango Wine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine 2 oz of Condurango Bark, 2 oz of Proof Spirit, and 18 oz of Distilled Water in a container.

  2. Let the mixture digest for 48 hours, then strain it.

  3. Treat the residue with 1 oz of Proof Spirit and 9 oz of Distilled Water for another 48 hours, then press again.

  4. Mix the two liquids and evaporate until you have 1 oz remaining.

  5. Add 5 grams of Citric Acid, 6 drams of pure Glycerine, 1 oz of Brandy, 2 oz of Simple Syrup, 14 oz of Distilled Water, and 2 oz of Sherry.

  6. Set aside for 14 days and then filter.

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. Spirit + brandytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together209 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl benzoate (sweet).

  2. Brandy + sherrytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,209 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Spirit + sherrytop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Spirit + syruptop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together141 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Brandy + syruptop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together561 recipes

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

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