Book IX

, treating of fish

Theban ounce, {Rx} 3

THERMOPOLIUM, a tavern, specializing in hot drinks

THERMOSPODIUM, a hot-plate, a hot dish carrier, a BAIN-MARIS, illustrations, pp. 72, 90

THINCA, a fish, moonfish (?) "OLIM MENAM APPELLATAM CREDIDERIM"--Platina

Thudichum, Dr., writer, p. 18

THUS, TUS, frankincense, or the juice producing incense, Rosemary (?); also the herb ground-pine, CHAMAEPITYS, {Rx} 60

Thrush, p. 265, {Rx} 497

THYMBRIA, savory; see SISYMBRIUM, SATUREIA and CUNILA; also see THYMUS

THYMUS, thyme. Platina describes THYMUS and THYMBRIA with such a love and beauty that we cannot help but bestow upon him the laurels worn by the more well-known poets who became justly famous for extolling the fragrance of less useful plants such as roses and violets

THYNNUS, tunny-fish, {Rx} 426, 457-8

Tidbits, p. 285, {Rx} 261, seq.; ---- of lamb or kid, {Rx} 355

TISANA, see PTISANA, {Rx} 172-3, 200-1

Title pages, Venice, 1503, 262; Lyons, p. 263; Zürich, p. 265; London, p. 267

Toasting, {Rx} 129

Tooth-fish, {Rx} 157

Torinus, Albanus, editor of the Apicius and Platina editions of 1541, text, p. 14 ---- quoted, {Rx} 1, 2, 8, seq., assailed by Lister, see L. ---- facsimile of Title page 1541, p. 220

TORPEDO, --IN, --INE, {Rx} 403-4

TORTA, cake, tart; ---- ALBA, cheese cake

Toulouse garnish, compared, {Rx} 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, {Rx} 181

Traianus, a Roman, {Rx} 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