BOOK I

_EXPLICIT APICII EPIMELES LIBER PRIMUS_ [Tac.]

{Illustration: COLANDER FOR STRAINING WINE

The intricate design of the perforation denotes that this strainer was used for straining wine. Various other strainers of simpler design, with and without handles, were used in the kitchen and bakery. Ntl. Mus., Naples, 77602; Field M., 24307.}

APICIUS

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