Name: Hop Tonic
Ingredients: 60 grains Potassium Bicarbonate; 2 teaspoons Concentrated Compound Infusion of Gentian; 2 teaspoons Concentrated Infusion of Buchu; 1 teaspoon Spirit of Chloroform; 1 teaspoon Spirit of Nitrous Ether; 1 teaspoon Tincture of Hops; Distilled Water, sufficient quantity to produce 6 fl. ounces

Why it works: Spirit and hops work together. They rank in the top 46% of all ingredient pairs. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Hop Tonic

Ingredients

60 grains Potassium Bicarbonate
2 teaspoons Concentrated Compound Infusion of Gentian
2 teaspoons Concentrated Infusion of Buchu
1 teaspoon Spirit of Chloroform
1 teaspoon Spirit of Nitrous Ether
1 teaspoon Tincture of Hops
Distilled Water, sufficient quantity to produce 6 fl. ounces

Directions

Mix all ingredients together.
Add distilled water to reach a total volume of 6 fluid 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.

Spirit + hopstop 46% of all pairs

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Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Buchu + spirittop 46% of all pairs

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Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Buchu + hopstop 47% of all pairs

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Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).