Why it works: Walnut and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 115 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Lime Water
Ingredients
Directions
Gradually add 1 pint of boiling water to the unslaked lime.
Stir occasionally and let it stand for 30 minutes.
Allow the lime to settle, then pour off the water and discard it.
Add 2 quarts of distilled or boiled water to the lime and stir thoroughly.
Let the coarse particles settle, then pour the solution into bottles and cork tightly.
Shake occasionally to keep the solution saturated.
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 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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Walnut + limetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together115 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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