Name: Raspberry Cough Syrup
Ingredients: 240 grains Ammonium Bromide; 4 fl. drachms Essence of Raspberry; 4 fl. ounces Glycerin; 1 fl. ounce Ipecacuanha Wine; ¾ fl. ounces Syrup of Balsam of Tolu; 6½ fl. ounces Syrup of Squill; sufficient quantity of Solution of Cochineal; sufficient quantity of Chloroform Water to produce 20 fl. ounces

Why it works: Raspberry and wine work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 303 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Raspberry Cough Syrup

Ingredients

240 grains Ammonium Bromide
4 fl. drachms Essence of Raspberry
4 fl. ounces Glycerin
1 fl. ounce Ipecacuanha Wine
¾ fl. ounces Syrup of Balsam of Tolu
6½ fl. ounces Syrup of Squill
sufficient quantity of Solution of Cochineal
sufficient quantity of Chloroform Water to produce 20 fl. ounces

Directions

Mix Ammonium Bromide, Essence of Raspberry, Glycerin, Ipecacuanha Wine, Syrup of Balsam of Tolu, and Syrup of Squill in a container.
Add Solution of Cochineal as needed for color.
Pour in Chloroform Water until the total volume reaches 20 fl. ounces.
Stir well to combine all ingredients.

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.

Raspberry + winetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together303 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Raspberry + syruptop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together377 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Wine + syruptop 30% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together381 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).