Name: Cod-liver Oil Emulsion
Ingredients: 48 grains Calcium Hypophosphite; 24 grains Sodium Hypophosphite; 480 grains Gum Acacia, in powder; 60 minims Essence of Almonds; 1 fl. ounce Glycerin; 4 fl. ounces Cod-liver Oil; 2 minims Oil of Cinnamon; Distilled Water, sufficient to produce 8 fl. ounces

Why it works: Almond and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,514 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Cod-liver Oil Emulsion

Ingredients

48 grains Calcium Hypophosphite
24 grains Sodium Hypophosphite
480 grains Gum Acacia, in powder
60 minims Essence of Almonds
1 fl. ounce Glycerin
4 fl. ounces Cod-liver Oil
2 minims Oil of Cinnamon
Distilled Water, sufficient to produce 8 fl. ounces

Directions

Mix Calcium Hypophosphite, Sodium Hypophosphite, Gum Acacia, Essence of Almonds, and Glycerin in a bowl.
Add Cod-liver Oil and Oil of Cinnamon.
Gradually add Distilled Water until the mixture reaches a total volume of 8 fl. ounces.

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.

Almond + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,514 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Liver + cinnamontop 30% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together53 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Almond + livertop 31% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together30 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).