Book VII

Horace, writer, pp. 3, 4, 273, {Rx} 455

HORDEUM, barley

Horned fish, {Rx} 442

Hors d'oeuvres, {Rx} 174; cf. GUSTUS

HORTULANUS, gardener, Hortolanus, pork, {Rx} 378

Horseradish, {Rx} 102

House of the Oven in Pompeii, illustration, p. 2

Humelbergius, Gabriel, editor, {Rx} 307; title page of his 1542 edition, p. 265

Hunter style, {Rx} 263

HYDROGARATA, foods, sauces prepared with GARUM (which see) and water, {Rx} 172

HYDROMELI, rain water and honey boiled down one third

HYPOTRIMA, --IMMA, a liquid dish, soup, sauce, ragout, composed of many spiced things, {Rx} 35

HYSITIUM, ISICIUM, a mince, a hash, a sausage, forcemeat, croquette, {Rx} 41-56. The term "croquette" used by Gollmer does not fully cover H.; some indeed, resemble modern croquettes and kromeskis very closely. The ancients, having no table forks and only a few knives (which were for the servants' use in carving) were fond of such preparations as could be partaken of without table ware. The reclining position at table made it almost necessary for them to eat H.; such dishes gave the cooks an opportunity for the display of their skill, inventive ability, their decorative and artistic sense. As "predigested" food, such dishes are decided preferable to the "_grosses-pièces_," which besides energetic mastication require skillful manipulation of fork and knife; such exercise was unwelcome on the Roman couches. Modern nations, featuring "_grosses-pièces_" do this at the expense of high-class cookery. The word, H., is probably a medieval graecification of INSICIUM. Cf. ISICIA

HYSSOPUS, the herb hyssop; H. CRETICUS, marjoram. Also Hysopum creticum, hyssop from the island of Creta, {Rx} 29

I

IECUR, JECUR, liver; {Rx} 291-3. IECUSCULUM, small (poultry, etc.) liver

Ihm, Max, writer, p. 19

Ill-smelling fish sauce, {Rx} 9; ditto birds, {Rx} 229-30

Indian peas, {Rx} 187

Ink-fish, {Rx} 405

INSICIA, chopped meat, sausage, forcemeat, dressing, stuffing for roasts, {Rx} 42; see Hysitia and Isicia; --ARIUS, sausage maker

INTINCTUS, a sauce, seasoning, brine or pickle in which meat, etc., is dipped. See EMBAMMA, {Rx} 344

INTUBUS, INTYBUS, --UM, chicory, succory, endive, {Rx} 109

INULA HELENIUM, the herb elecampane or starwort

ISICIA, see HYSITIA, {Rx} 41-54, 145 ---- AMULATA AB AHENO, {Rx} 54; ---- DE CAMMARIS, {Rx} 43; ---- DE CEREBELLIS, {Rx} 45; ---- DE LOLLIGINE, {Rx} 42; ---- DE SPONDYLIS, {Rx} 46; ---- DE PULLO, {Rx} 50; ---- DE SCILLIS, {Rx} 43; ---- HYDROGARATA, {Rx} 49; ---- PLENA, {Rx} 48; ---- SIMPLEX, {Rx} 52; ---- DE TURSIONE, {Rx} 145

Italian Salad, {Rx} 123

IUS, JUS, any juice or liquid, or liquor derived from food, a broth, soup, sauce. IUSCELLUM, more frequently and affectionately, IUSCULUM, the diminutive of I. ---- DE SUO SIBI, pan-gravy; such latinity as this proves the genuineness of the Apicius text, {Rx} 153; ---- IN DIVERSIS AVIBUS, {Rx} 210-228; ---- IN ELIXAM, {Rx} 271-7; ---- IN VENATIONIBUS, {Rx} 349, seq. ---- DIABOTANON, {Rx} 432; ---- IN PISCE ELIXO, {Rx} 433-6; ---- ALEXANDRINUM, {Rx} 437-9; ---- CONGRO, {Rx} 440; ---- IN CORNUTAM, {Rx} 441; ---- IN MULLOS, {Rx} 442-3; ---- PELAMYDE, {Rx} 444; ---- IN PERCAM, {Rx} 446; ---- IN MURENA, {Rx} 448, 449-52; ---- IN PISCE ELIXO, {Rx} 454; ---- IN LACERTOS ELIXOS, {Rx} 455; ---- PISCE ASSO, {Rx} 456; ---- THYNNO, {Rx} 457; ---- ELIXO, {Rx} 458; ---- IN DENTICE ASSO, {Rx} 459-60; ---- IN PISCE AURATA, {Rx} 461-2; ---- IN SCORPIONE, {Rx} 463; ---- PISCE OENOGARUM, {Rx} 464-5; ---- ANGUILLAM, {Rx} 466-7

J

Jardinière, {Rx} 378

JECINORA, {Rx} 291

Jewish Cookery, compared with Apician, {Rx} 205

Johannes de Cereto de Tridino, Venetian printer, p. 261

John of Damascus, see Torinus edition of 1541, Basel

Julian Meal Mush, {Rx} 178

K

Keeping meat and fish, {Rx} 10-14, seq.

Kettner, writer, p. 38

Kid, p. 314, {Rx} 355, seq. ---- liver, {Rx} 291-93; ---- stew, {Rx} 355-8; ---- roast, {Rx} 359-62; ---- boned, {Rx} 360-1; ---- Tarpeius, {Rx} 363-4; ---- Prize, {Rx} 365; ---- plain, {Rx} 366; ---- laser, {Rx} 496

Kidney beans, {Rx} 207-8

King, Dr. W., writer, quoted: Introduction, pp. 38, 267

Kromeskis, {Rx} 44, 47, 60; cf. ISICIA and HYSITIA

Kyrene, Cyrene, City of Northern Africa, see Laser

L

Labor item in cookery, pp. 18, 24

LAC, milk; ---- FISSILE, cottage cheese

LACERTUS, a sea-fish, not identified, {Rx} 147, 152, 455-7

LACTARIS, having milk, made of milk; --IUS, dairyman

LACTES, small guts, chitterlings

LACTUA, LACTUCULA, lettuce, {Rx} 105, 109-11

LAGANUM, a certain farinaceous dish; small cake made of flour and oil, a pan cake

LAGENA, --ONA, --OENA, --UNA, flask, bottle

Lamb, {Rx} 291-3, 355-65, 495-6; preparations same as Kid, which see

Lambecius, Petrus, writer, on "The Porker's Last Will," {Rx} 376

Lanciani, Rodolfo, writer, pp. 29, 30

Lancilotus, Blasius, co-editor, 1498-1503 editions, pp. 27-30, 41 --see also Tacuinus --facsimile of opening chapter, 1503, p. 232

Langoust, {Rx} 485

LANX, broad platter, dish, charger, {Rx} 455

LAPA, LAPATHUM, LAPADON, same as RUMEX, {Rx} 26

Larding, {Rx} 394

LARIDUM, LARDUM, {Rx} 147, 290; cf. SALSUM

LASER, LASERPITIUM, --ICIUM, the juice or distillate of the herb by that name, also known as SILPHIUM, SYLPHIUM, Greek, SYLPHION. Some agree that this is our present asa foetida, while other authorities deny this. Some claim its home is in Persia, while others say the best LASER came from Cyrene (Kyrene), Northern Africa. The center picture of the so-called Arkesilas-Bowl of Vulci at Paris, Cab. d. Méd. 189, represents a picture as seen by the artist in Kyrene how King Arkesilas (VI. saec.) watches the weighing and the stowing away in the hold of a sailing vessel of a costly cargo of sylphium. It was an expensive and very much esteemed flavoring agent, and, for that reason, the plant which grew only in the wild state, was probably exterminated

There is much speculation, but its true nature will not be revealed without additional information

{Rx} 15, 31, 32, 34, 100; p. 22

Method of flavoring with laser-impregnated nuts, {Rx} 15

LASERATUS, LASARATUS, prepared or seasoned with LASER, or SILPHIUM

Latin title of Vehling translation, opposite title page

LAUREATUM, prepared with LAURUS; also in the sense of excellence in quality, {Rx} 365, 373

LAURUS CINNAMOMUM, cinnamon; ---- NOBILIS, laurel leaf, bay leaf

La Varenne, French cook, p. 16

Laws, sumptuary, p. 25, {Rx} 166

Laxatives, {Rx} 4, 5, 6, 29, 34

Leeks, p. 188, {Rx} 93-6; ---- and beans, {Rx} 96

LEGUMEN, leguminous plants; all kinds of pulse-peas, beans lentils, etc.,