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Cough Syrup

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Sumac and molasses work together. They rank in the top 43% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7 recipes. The science ↓

Cough Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Rub the sumac berries off the stems.

  2. In a pot, combine the sumac berries and water.

  3. Simmer the mixture until it reduces to half a pint.

  4. Stir in the molasses and boil for a little longer.

  5. Take a tablespoonful occasionally during the day and one before bed.

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 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. Sumac + molassestop 43% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7 recipes

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