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Tonic Bitters

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Hops and chamomile work together. They rank in the top 44% of all ingredient pairs. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Tonic Bitters

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.

  2. Store in a sealed container.

  3. Dose: 2 to 4 fluid drachms.

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. Hops + chamomiletop 44% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together0 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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