Why it works: Chamomile and syrup work together. They rank in the top 45% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2 recipes. Both carry decanoic acid, which smells soapy, waxy. The science ↓
Dandelion and Chamomile Pills
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the Cape Aloes, Hard Soap, Extract of Chamomile, and Extract of Taraxacum in a bowl.
Add Syrup of Glucose gradually until a mass forms.
Shape into pills of about 4 to 8 grains each.
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.
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Chamomile + syruptop 45% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2 recipes
Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
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