Book II
Mineral salts in vegetables, {Rx} 71, 96
MINUTAL, a "small" dish, a "minutely" cut mince; ---- MARINUM, {Rx} 164; ---- TARENTINUM, {Rx} 165; ---- APICIANUM, {Rx} 166; ---- MATIANUM, {Rx} 167; ---- DULCE, {Rx} 168; ---- EX PRAECOQUIS, {Rx} 169; ---- LEPORINUM, {Rx} 170; ---- EX ROSIS, {Rx} 171; ---- of large fruits, {Rx} 169
MITULIS, IN, {Rx} 418
Mixing bowls, see Crater
Monk's Rhubarb, {Rx} 26
"Monkey," {Rx} 55
Moralists, ancient, see Review
MORETUM, salad, salad dressing of oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley, etc., cf. {Rx} 38
Morsels, {Rx} 261, seq., 309, seq.
MORTARIA, foods prepared in the mortar, MORTARIUM, {Rx} 38, 221
MORUS, mulberry; ---- ALBA, white m. ---- NIGRA, black m. Platina, DE MORIS, has a very pretty simile, comparing the various stages of ripening and colors of the mulberry to the blushing of Thysbes, the Egyptian girl, {Rx} 24
Moulds, {Rx} 384, 126
MUGIL, sea-mullet, {Rx} 159, 419, 424, 425
Mulberries, {Rx} 24
Mullet, see MULLUS, {Rx} 148, 428, 443-4
MULLUS, the fish mullet, {Rx} 148, 427, 442, 443, 482-4
MULSUM, mead, honey-wine; ---- ACETUM, honey-vinegar
Munich Ms. XVIII Apiciana
MURENA, MURAENA, the sea fish murena, p. 356, {Rx} 448-53, 484
MUREX, shellfish, purple-fish
MURIA, brine, salt liquor, p. 22, {Rx} 30; cf. ALEC
Mush, {Rx} 178
Mushrooms, B. III, {Rx} 121, 309-14; ---- Omelette, {Rx} 314
Muskrat, {Rx} 396
Mussels, {Rx} 418
MUSTEIS PETASONEM, {Rx} 289
MUSTEOS AFROS, {Rx} 295
MUSTUM, fresh, young, new; ---- VINUM, must, new wine; ---- OLEI, new oil
MYRISTICA, nutmeg
MYRRHIS ODORATA, myrrh, used for flavoring wine
MYRTUS, myrtle berry, often called "pepper" and so used instead of pepper
MYRTUS PIMENTA, allspice
N
NAPKINS, individual, see MAPPA
NAPUS, p. 188, a turnip, navew, {Rx} 100-1
NARDUS, nard, odoriferous plant; see FOLIUM
NASTURTIUM, the herb cress
NECHON, {Rx} 16
Neck, roast, {Rx} 270
NEPATA, cat-mint; ---- MONTANA, mountain mint; see MENTHA
Nero, emperor, p. 11
Nettles, {Rx} 108
New York codex, No. I, Apiciana
Newton, Sir Isaac, scientist, Apiciana No. 8, p. 268
NITRIUM, {Rx} 66
Nonnus, writer, {Rx} 307, 396
NOVENDIALES, see CENA
NUCEA LASERIS, {Rx} 16; also see LASER
NUCLEUS, nut, kernel, {Rx} 92
NUCULA, dim. of NUX, small nut; also a certain muscular piece of meat from the hind leg of animals, Fr. NOIX DE VEAU, as of veal, Ger. KALBSNUSS, and a certain small part of the loin of animals, Fr. NOISETTE
NUMIDICUS, PULLUS, guinea hen, which see
Nut custard, turn-over, {Rx} 129, 143; ---- porridge, {Rx} 297-9; ---- pudding, {Rx} 298, 299, 230; ---- meal mush, {Rx} 300
Nuts, Summary of, p. 236
NUX, p. 236, a nut, both hazel nut and walnut; ---- JUGLANDIS, walnut; ---- PINEIS, ---- PINEA, pine nuts, pignolia; ---- MUSCATA, nutmeg
O
OBLIGABIS, {Rx} 83; also see AMYLARE
OBSONARE, to provide, to buy for the table; to prepare or to give a dinner; from the Greek, OPSON
OBSONATOR, steward
OBSONIUM, OP--, a dish, a meal, anything eaten with bread
OCIMUM, --YMUM, --UMUM, OCINUM, basil, basilica; also a sort of clover
OENOGARUM, wine and GARUM (which see), a wine sauce, {Rx} 33, 146, 465; OENOGARATUM, a dish prepared with O.
OENOMELI, wine and honey
OENOPOLIUM, wine shop; a wine dealer's place, who, however, did a retail business. The TABERNA VINARIA seems to have been the regular wine restaurant, while the THERMOPOLIUM specialized in hot spiced wines. Like today in our complicated civilization, there were in antiquity a number of different refreshment places, each with its specialties and an appropriate name for the establishment
OENOTEGANON, {Rx} 479, 81
OFFA, OFFELLA, OFELLA, a lump or ball of meat, a "Hamburger Steak," a meat dumpling, any bit of meat, a morsel, chop, small steak, collop, also various other "dainty" dishes, consisting principally of meat
"INTER OS ET OFFAM MULTA INTERVENIUNT"--Cato; the ancient equivalent for our "'twixt cup and lip there is many a slip" {Rx} 261; ---- APICIANA, {Rx} 262; ---- APRUGNEA MORE, {Rx} 263; ---- ALIAE, {Rx} 264-5; ---- LASERATA, {Rx} 271; ---- GARATAS, {Rx} 471-74; ---- ASSAS, {Rx} 472, 473
Oil substitute, {Rx} 9; ---- oil, to clarify for frying {Rx} 250 ---- Liburnian, {Rx} 7
OLEUM, oil, olive oil; ---- LIBURNICUM, {Rx} 7; HISPANUM, Spanish olive oil OLEATUS, moistened, mixed, dressed with oil, 103; ---- MOLLE, vegetables strained, a purée, {Rx} 103-106; also HOLUS, etc.
OLIFERA, OLYRA, a kind of corn, spelt, {Rx} 99; see OLUS
OLIVA, olive, {Rx} 30, 91; to keep olives green, {Rx} 30
OLLA, a cook pot, a terra-cotta bowl; see also CACCABUS. OLLULA, a small O., a casserole, or cassolette. Sp. OLLA PODRIDA, "rotten pot"
OLUS, OLUSATRUM, OLUSTRUM, OLUSCULUM, OLERA, OLISERA, OLIFERA, OLISATRA, any herb, kitchen greens, pot herbs, sometimes cabbage, from OLITOR, the truck farmer, {Rx} 25, 67, 99, 103 OLUS ET CAULUS, cabbage and cale, {Rx}
OLUSATRUM, see OLUS
Omelette with sardines, {Rx} 146; ---- with mushrooms, {Rx} 314; ---- Soufflée, {Rx} 302
OMENTUM, caul, the abdominal membrane, used for sausage-making or to wrap croquettes (kromeskis) which then were OMENTATA, {Rx} 43, 47
Onions, {Rx} 304-8
OPERCULUM, a cover, lid, or dish with a cover
Opossum, {Rx} 396
ORIGANUM MARJORANA, marjoram; ---- origany; ---- VINUM, wine flavored with O.
ORYZA, rice, rice flour; see RISUM
OSPREON, OSPREOS, OSPRION, legumes, Title of