Tisana, See Ptisana, ℞ 172-3, 200-1
Title pages, Venice, 1503, p. 262; Lyons, p. 263; Zürich, p. 265; London, p. 267
Toasting, ℞ 129
Tooth-fish, ℞ 157
Torinus, Albanus, editor of the Apicius and Platina editions of 1541, text, p. 14
—— quoted, ℞ 1, 2, 8, seq., assailed by Lister, see L.
—— facsimile of Title page 1541, p. 220
TORPEDO, —IN, —INE, ℞ 403-4
TORTA, cake, tart; —— ALBA, cheese cake
Toulouse garnish, compared, ℞ 378
TRACTOGALATUS, a dish prepared with milk and paste (noodles, spätzli, etc.); —— PULLUS, a young chicken pie
TRACTOMELITUS, a dish prepared with honey paste; a gingerbread or honeybread composition
TRACTUM, ℞ 181
Traianus, a Roman, ℞ 380; also Traganus, Trajanus
Traube, writer, p. 19
Trimalchio, fictitious character by Petronius, whose “Banquet” is the only surviving description of a Roman dinner, unfortunately exaggerated because it was a satire on Nero, pp. 8, 11
Tripod, illustration, p. 40
TRITICUM, —EUS, —INUS, wheat, of wheat
TROPHETES, erroneously for AËROPTES, Gr. for fowl, title of Book VI
Truffles, ℞ 27, 33, 315-321, 333; cf. TUBERA
TRULLA, any small deep vessel, also a dipper, ladle
TUBERA, “tubers”; TUBER CIBARIUM, —— TERRAE, truffle, a fungus, mushroom growing underground, ℞ 27, 35, 315, seq., 321; T. CYCLAMINOS, “sow-bread,” because swine, being very fond of T. dig them up. The truffle defies cultivation, grows wild and today is still being “hunted” by the aid of swine and dogs that are guided by its matchless aroma
TUCETUM, a delicate dish; particularly a dessert made of prunes
Tunny, fish, ℞ 427, 458, 459; Baby, ℞ 420, 424, 425, 426; Salt, ℞ 427
TURDUS, thrush, ℞ 497
Turkey, probably known to the ancients. See Guinea Hen and Meleagris
Turnover dish, ℞ 129
TURTUR, “turtle” dove, ℞ 218, seq., 498; —— ILLA, young t., an endearing term
TURSIO, TH—, ℞ 145
TYROPATINA, ℞ 301
TYROTARICUS, a dish made of cheese, salt fish, eggs, spices—ingredients resembling our “Long Island Rabbit,” ℞ 137, 143, 180, 439; see TARICA, ℞ 144, 428
UDDER, ℞ 251
UNCIA, ounce, equals 1/12 lb.; also inch, -/12
UNGELLAE, ℞ 251-5 foot
Urbino, Duke of, p. 269
URNA, urn, pitcher, water bucket; —ULA, small vessel; also a liquid measure, containing half of an AMPHORA, of four CONGII, or twelve SEXTARII; see measures
URTICA, nettle; also sea-nettle, ℞ 108, 162
U. S. Dept. of Agr. on Dasheens, ℞ 322
UVA, grape, ℞ 19; Uvam passam Phariam, ℞ 97
Vaerst, Baron von, a writer, pp. 3, 8
Vanilla, ℞ 15
VARIANTES LECTIONES, Apiciana No. 12
Varianus, Varius, Varus, Vardanus, Roman family name, ℞ 245
Varro, a writer, ℞ 70, 307, 396, p. 21
VAS, a vase, vat, vessel, dish, plate; —CULUM, a small v.; —— VITREUM, glass v., ℞ 23
Vasavarayeyam, ancient Sanscrit book, p. 13
Vatican Mss. Apiciana, p. 254, seq., Incipit facsimile, p. 253
Veal Steak, p. 314, ℞ 351, 2; —— Fricassée, ℞ 353, 4
Vegetable Dinner, ℞ 67-9, 71, 145, 188; —— purée, ℞ 103-6; —— peeling of young v., ℞ 66; to keep v. green, ℞ 67, 188; —— and brain pudding, ℞ 131
Vehling, J. D., see Introduction; V. collection, p. 257
VENERIS OSTIUM, ℞ 307
Venison, ℞ 339-45
VENTREM, AD ——, ℞ 68, 69, 70, 71; —ICULUM, ℞ 285
VERMICULI, “little worms,” noodles, vermicelli
Vermouth, Roman, French, and Black Sea, different kinds of, ℞ 3, seq.
VERVEX, a wether-sheep, mutton
Vicaire, Georges, bibliographer, p. 18
VICIA, a kind of pulse, vetch
VICTUS, way of life, diet; —— TENUIS, reduced diet
Vinidarius, Excerpts of, pp. 12, 21, 234
VINUM, wine; —— CANDIDUM FACIES, ℞ 8; many technical terms are given to wines, according to their qualities, such as ALBUM, CONDITUM, FUSCUM, NIGRUM, LIMPIDUM, ATRUM, DURUM, FULVUM, SANGUINEM, RUBENS, FIERI, BONUM, DULCE SUAVUM, FIRMUM, SALUBRE, DILUTUM, VAPIDUM, etc. These, as our modern terms, are employed to designate the “bouquet,” color and other characteristics of wine. Then there are the names of the different brands coming from different parts, too numerous to mention. Furthermore there are wines of grapes, old and new, plain or distilled, raw or cooked, pure and diluted, natural or flavored, and the many different drinks made of grape wine with herbs and spices
V. NIGRUM, “black wine,” may be muddy wine in need of clarification; there is some slight doubt about this point. It appears that the vintner of old was much more tempted to foist unworthy stuff upon his customers than his colleague of today who is very much restricted by law and guided by his reputation
VINUM also is any drink or liquor resembling grape wine, any home-made wine fermented or fresh. There is a V. EX NAPIS, —— PALMEUM, —— EX CAROTIS, —— EX MILII SEMINE, —— EX LOTO, —— EX FICO, —— EX PUNCICIS, —— EX CORNIS, —— EX MESPILIS, —— EX SORBIS, —— EX MORIS, —— EX NUCLEIS PINEIS, —— EX PIRIS, —— EX MALIS, (cf. Pliny), resembling our cider, perry, berry wines and other drink or liquor made of fruit, berries, vegetables or seeds
VIOLATIUM and ROSATIUM, ℞ 5, are laxatives; —— ORIGANUM is wine flavored with origany; etc., etc.
It is doubtful, however, that the Romans knew the art of distillation to the extent as perfected by the Arabs centuries later and brought to higher perfection by the medical men and alchymists of the middle ages
Violet Wine, ℞ 5
Virility, supposed stimulants for, ℞ 307, 410
VITELLINA, VITULINA, calf, veal, ℞ 351-4
Vitellius, emperor, p. 11, ℞ 189, 193, 317
VITELLUS OVI, yolk of egg; also very young calf. “Calf’s sweetbreads”—Danneil
Vollmer, F., editor, commentator, Apiciana No. 21, 23, 27, pp. 13, 18, 19, 273
Vossius, G. J., philologist, on Coelius, p. 266
VULVA, sow’s matrix, womb; —ULA, small v., ℞ 59, 251-54, 256. Was considered a delicacy. Pliny, Martial and Plutarch wrote at length on the subject. The humane Plutarch tells of revolting detail in connection with the slaughter of swine in order to obtain just the kind of V. that was considered the best
Cf. Pliny, Hist. Nat., VIII, 51; XI, 37, 84, 54; Plutarch’s essay on flesh eating, Martial, Ep. XII, 56 and VII, 19
WEIGHTS. LIBRAE, scale, balance. LIBRA—pound—lb—12 ounces, equivalent to one AS
UNCIA, an ounce, properly the twelfth part of any unit, also any small bit
SCRIPULUM, or SCRU—, 1 scruple, 288 to 1 lb.
SELIBRA for SEMILIBRA, half a pound
Theban ounce, cf. ℞ 3
Weighing fluids, ℞ 471
Welsh rabbit, see ZANZERELLA
Whiting, ℞ 419
Wild Boar, ℞ 329, seq., 338; —— sheep, ℞ 348; —— goat, ℞ 346, seq.
Wilson, Dr. Margaret B., collector, cf. Preface, p. 37; cf. Apiciana I, pp. 254, 257; cf. Garum
Wine, fine spiced, ℞ 1; Rose, ℞ 4; —— without roses, ℞ 6; —— Violet, ℞ 5; —— To clarify muddy, ℞ 8; —— New—boiled down, DEFRITUM, ℞ 21; —— sauce for truffles, ℞ 33; —— Palm, ℞ 35; —— of Carica figs, ℞ 55; —— sauce for fig-fed pork, ℞ 259, 260; —— fish, ℞ 479; cf. VINUM
Wine pitcher, illustration, p. 208; —— press, illustration, p. 92; —— storage room in Pompeii, illustration, p. 124; —— Dipper, p. 3; —— Crater, p. 140
Wolf, Rebekka, writer, ℞ 205, seq.
Wolley, Mrs. Hannah, writer, ℞ 52
Woodcock, ℞ 218, seq.
Wood-pigeon, ℞ 218, seq.
Writers, ancient, on food, pp. 3, 4
YEAST, ℞ 16
Young cabbage, p. 188, ℞ 87
ZAMPINO, ℞ 338