Why it works: Turmeric and spirit work together. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Dioretie Drink for Cart or Waggon Horses
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the juniper berries, carraway seeds, nitre, and turmeric in a quart of cold ale.
Give this drink to the horse on an empty stomach in the morning.
Do not feed the horse for two hours after giving the drink.
After two hours, provide the horse with its usual food and water.
The next day, allow the horse to drink as much cold water as it wants with moderate exercise.
Repeat this drink every third morning for three to four times.
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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Turmeric + spirittop 28% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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