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Cough Syrup for Children.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Wine and camphor work together. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 99 recipes. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓

Cough Syrup for Children.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine glycerin, Ipecacuanha wine, liquid extract of liquorice, syrup of red poppy, syrup of squill, compound tincture of camphor, and tincture of tolu in a mixing container.

  2. Add syrup gradually until the total volume reaches 30 fl. ounces.

  3. Mix thoroughly until well combined.

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. Wine + camphortop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together99 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  2. Wine + syruptop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together381 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Syrup + camphortop 35% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

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