Why it works: Sumac and spirit work together. They rank in the top 30% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
Ointment for Ulcerated Liver, Ague Cake, &C.
Ingredients
Directions
Boil smartweed, wormwood, and sumac root bark together to extract strength.
Strain the mixture and boil down carefully to 1-2 pint.
Add lard and simmer together.
When nearly cool, add spirits of turpentine and mix well.
Apply to the affected area.
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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Sumac + spirittop 30% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together5 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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