Abacus, sideboard, [264]
Abderites, give up their soil to frogs, [249]
Ablution, [382], [388]
Ablutions, before supper, [372]
Acerræ, vases for perfumes, [389]
Acetabulum, vinegar cruet, [264]
Acetaria, pickles of the ancients, [64]
Achilles turned the spit, [253]
Acorns, a primitive food, [23]
“ eaten by the Spaniards, [24]
“ a substitute for wheat, [24]
Acratism, breakfast, [342]
Acrobats, known to the ancients, [395]
Adephagia, the goddess of good cheer, [256]
Adrian’s regulations respecting cattle, [127]
Adversitores, Roman footmen, [377]
Adynamon wine, [334]
Æsopus’ dish of singing birds, [193]
Agapæ, love feasts, [346]
Agricultural Society of England (the Royal), [16], [410]
“ trophy, [411]
Agriculture, [9]
“ its origin, [9]
“ developed the industry of the Jews, [11]
“ very ancient in Egypt, [12]
“ highly respected by the Roman Senate, [13]
“ first treatise on, [16]
“ honours paid to, [16]
“ protected by Charles IX. of France, [18]
Aï wine, [337]
Albanum wine, [329]
Albert, banquets offered to H. R. H. Prince, [403]
Alcibiades’ banquet, [355]
Ale, its ancient reputation, [301]
“ its curative properties, [301]
“ how it was made in England, [302]
Ale, its price under Edward II., [302]
Alec, a kind of brine, [240], [271]
Alexander the Great discovered the eschalot, [82]
“ was fond of apples, [108]
“ an admirer of peacocks, [166]
“ his magnificent banquet, [357]
“ his silver arm-chairs, [372]
Alfred the Great a renowned hunter, [181]
Alisander, a valuable remedy, [91]
Almond tree, [117]
“ a native of Paphlagonia, [117]
“ highly valued in the East, [117]
“ how to augment its fertility, [117]
Almonds, Apician preparation of, [117]
“ eaten before drinking, [117]
“ oil extracted from, [117]
“ paste obtained from, [118]
“ their various uses, [118]
Alose sauce, [258]
Alphonso of Castile, his repugnance to garlic, [81]
Amalthæa, the goat, [23]
Amboise (George d’), Archbishop of Rouen, [172]
Ambrosia, the food of the gods, [23]
Amphis, despised horse-radishes, [80]
Amphoræ, vases used for wine, [328], [390]
Ampulla, a crystal bottle, [296]
Amusements of the guests, [383]
Anacreon sung parsley, [83]
Anaphe, an island desolated by hares, [188]
Anchovies, [240]
“ how preserved, [240]
“ supplied a kind of garum, [240], [270]
“ how cooked, [241]
Andalusia, renowned for its olives, [98]
Anecdote, severity of Pygmalion, [125]
“ the eggs of Petronius, [201]
Angel-fish, its size, [237]
Anglo-Saxons, devoted to agriculture, 17
Anglo-Saxons, their rural occupations, [17]
“ their culinary utensils, [346]
Animal food added to vegetables, [123]
“ when first introduced, [124]
Animals, [133]
Anise-seed, extolled by Pythagoras, [88]
“ recommended by Pliny, [88]
Anisites wine, [331]
Anna Perenna, a protectress of flocks, [128]
Antecœna, first course, [390]
Antidote of Mithridates, [119]
Antiphanus, a patron of quails, [197]
Antony was fond of fishing, [250]
“ his liberality towards a cook, [256]
Apician pork, [138]
Apicii, the three, [200]
Apicius, he killed himself, [51]
“ his gastronomic treatise, [200]
“ his prize for a new brine, [213]
“ his voyage to Africa, [247]
“ his cakes, [289]
Apollo was an ichthyophagist, [210]
Apomeli, a kind of beverage, [305]
Appetite, its three degrees, [255]
Appius Claudius’ aqueduct, [295]
Apple tree in Greece, [108]
“ seldom mentioned in Holy Writ, [108]
“ cultivated by the Latins, [109]
“ introduced into Gaul, [109]
Apples, named after eminent personages, [109]
Apricot tree, [103]
Apricots, their price in Rome, [103]
“ how prepared, [104]
Apronian cherry, [103]
Apronianus, his decree respecting the Roman butchers, [130]
Aqueducts of Rome, [294]
Archestrates, his culinary meditations, [254]
Archimagirus, chief cook, [256], [260]
Argonauts, they discovered the pheasant, [194]
Aristœus, the inventor of oil mills, [97]
“ “ of cheese, [173]
“ discovered honey, [273]
Aristocracy of England, its munificent hospitality, [384]
Aristoxenic ham, [139]
Aristoxenus, his lettuces, [74]
Armeniaca, apricot tree, [103]
Artemidorus, regulated the culinary language, [254]
Artichoke, known to the ancients, [70]
“ despised by Galen, [70]
“ sung by Columella, [70]
Artichoke, forgotten during a long period, [70]
“ their preparation, [71]
“ how to render them mild, [71]
“ how preserved, [71]
“ when introduced into England, [52]
Artificial dishes, [260]
“ wines, [305]
Artocreas, a kind of pie, [265], [286]
Artolaganos, a kind of bread, [32]
Artoplites, [38]
Artopticius panis, [38]
Arvales brothers, instituted by Romulus, [13]
Asafœtida, esteemed by the ancients, [91]
“ extraction of its resin, [92]
Ascalon, the native place of eschalots, [82]
Asparagus, [84]
“ brought from Asia; grown at Ravenna, [65]
“ Roman; their size; how prepared, [65]
“ boiled; how preserved; hurtful to the sight, [65]
“ when introduced into England, [52]
“ wine, [333]
Ass, its flesh forbidden to the Jews; patronised by Mecænas, [150]
Asses used in Roman mills, [26]
“ milk beneficial to Francis I., [169]
“ “ cheese obtained from it, [173]
Astrologicus panis, a sort of bread, [38]
Astydamas, a great eater, [339]
Athelstan, a promoter of the art of venery, [181]
Athenæus praises the Damascus plum, [105]
Athenians, their epicurism, [126]
Athletæ, fed on figs, [113]
Atriensis, hall-keeper, [376]
Atrium, hall, [376]
Attalus fond of gardening, [59]
Attica, its pomegranates, [122]
Augurs, their banquet, [357]
Augustus, cured by lettuces, [75]
“ was fond of cheese, [174]
“ his sumptuary regulations, [347]
Autopyron, a coarse bread, [37]
Aveline, filbert, [120]
Avena, vats, [20]
Aviaries for thrushes, [198]
“ Varro’s, [198]
Aymar’s table of massive gold, [370]
Azumos, a sort of bread, [32]
Babylon, her celebrated gardens, 59
Bacchus, protector of the grapes; ripened the figs, [95]
“ kills a goat, [124]
“ the same as Osiris; cultivated the vine, [322]
“ worshipped by the Romans, [324]
Bacon, a substitute for oil, [100]
“ was sold in public-houses, [138]
Bailli de Suffren, a witty epicure, [343]
Bain Marie of the ancients, [262]
Bakehouses in Rome, [34]
Baker, of King Pharaoh, [31]
“ Greek bakers, [32]
“ in Rome, [34], [35]
“ submitted to certain regulations, [35]
“ under the Norman kings, [38], [39]
“ in France; how they were admitted at Paris, [39]
Bancs, benches, [374]
Banquet of Geta, [126]
“ of Caranus, [155]
“ of Charles VI., [259]
“ of Alexander the Great, [357]
“ etymology, [374]
“ offered to Napoleon; to the allied sovereigns, [407]
“ to H. M. Queen Victoria, [408]
“ on the occasion of the baptism of Prince Albert Duncan, [412]
Banquets of the ancients, [345]
“ of William the Conqueror, [352]
“ of the Hebrews, [354]
“ in the Temples, [355]
“ triumphal, [357]
“ modern, [401], [407], [408]
“ conducive to the prosperity of nations, [402]
“ offered to H. R. H. Prince Albert, [403]
“ given by the Reform Club, [408]
Barbarossa’s pike, [228]
Barbers in Rome, [387]
Bardakes, cooling vases, [297]
Barley, an ignominious food, [20]
“ a symbol of fertility, [41]
“ gruel, [41], [42]
“ water, [42], [304]
Basque fishermen, [231]
Baths in Rome, [387]
Bean, a dismal food; offered to Apollo; served on good tables, [53]
“ Egyptian; Greek; royalty of the bean, [54]
Beaune wine, [336]
Beccafico, [201], [203]
Beef, [143]
“ à l’Ibérienne; à la Sarmate, [144]
Beer, an ancient beverage, [299]
“ a substitute for wine, [300]
Bees, under the protection of Mellona, [273]
Beet, etymology, [62]
“ preparation, [62], [63]
“ preservation, [63]
“ a vermifuge, [62]
Belisarius, his watermills on the Tiber, [28]
Bellaria, dessert, [394]
Bellay, Bishop of Mans (Du), [24]
Berlanda, disinherited by her father (St.), [374]
Beuchlingen (Countess of), fond of eel-pouts, [229]
Beuckels, the Dutch fisherman, [239]
Beverages, of which water is the foundation, [299]
Biclinium, [372]
Bill of Fare, [264], [404], [405], [409]
“ of an English dinner in the 15th century, [362]
Birds, when served, [193]
“ a dish of [7],000 birds, [207]
“ mixed with garlands of flowers, [394], [395]
Birds’-nests, various opinions; described by Poivre, [205]
“ substantial food; of two sorts, [206]
Bittern, [198]
Black pudding, [138]
“ sauce of Lacedæmon, [252]
Blackbirds, dear to the Roman epicures; medicinal properties; imprisoned by Louis XI, [199]
Blé, wheat, [19]
Blit, its insipidity, [68]
Bœotia, produced excellent pomegranates, [122]
“ renowned for its ducks, [158]
Bœuf-gras, a fatted ox, [145]
Bold appetite, [255]
Boleti, mushrooms, [283]
Bon Chrétien pear, [107]
Books placed in the dining-room, [364]
Bordeaux, its oysters, [244]
Botargo, a preparation from the eggs of mullets, [220]
Bourbon coffee, [310]
Bourriche of oysters, [242]
Bouturon, butter, [171]
Brahmin women, worship a cow, [145]
Braket, a beverage for the lower classes, [303]
Bramble of Ida, [115]
Braziers of the ancients, 365
Bread, how made in the East, [30]
“ without leaven, [31]
“ of Athens; of Megara, [32]
“ various kinds in Greece, [32], [33]
“ baking, [33]
“ of the athletæ, [37]
“ soaked in vinegar, [278]
“ carried round the tables, [392]
Breakfast of Galba, [257]
“ of the Romans; of the Greeks, [342]
“ first meal, [344], [349]
Brill, [237]
Brine, used to preserve cheese, [174]
“ from the blood of mackerel, [213]
“ served at table, [268]
“ brought from Dalmatia, [269]
Britons, paid little attention to agriculture, [16]
“ their frugality, [17]
“ abstained from the hare, [188]
“ “ from fish, [214]
Brocoli, esteemed by connoisseurs; how prepared, [69]
Brouet, a German dish, [258]
Bubona, the goddess of oxen, [128]
Buccellatum, biscuit, [37]
Buffets of the Romans, [364]
“ in the middle ages, [365]
Buffon and the truffles, [279]
Buffoons, [382]
Buhl work, valued by the ancients, [369]
Bun, its probable origin (Cross), [290]
Buphonic feast, [125]
Burgundy wine, [336]
Bustard, [206]
Butchers in Greece; in Rome; their patron, [129]
“ corporations; regulations, [130], [131]
Butter, a substitute for oil, [100]
“ known in the East, [170]
“ its manipulation; used for pastry; served instead of oil; the food of the barbarians; a remedy, [171]
“ how to obtain it instantly; how to attenuate its rancidity; its preservation; burned in lamps, [172]
“ fried or roasted, [258]
“ regulations for its sale, [172]
“ Tower, the, [172]
Butts, of the ancients, [327]
Cabbage, cured all diseases, [50]
“ various preparations; brought into Gaul; how preserved, [61]
Cacabaceus panis, a kind of bread, [38]
Cadmus, the culinary tutor of a king, [253]
Cæsar, served with bad oil, [99]
“ sumptuary regulations, [347]
Cake, devoured by an ox, [125]
Cakes of the ancients, [285]
Caligula, made his own apotheosis, [165]
“ his expedition against Britain, [241]
Calves, how fed, [143]
Cambis devoured his wife, [339]
Camels’-milk cheese, [173]
“ flesh, [190]
Cameline sauce, [257]
Campanian bacon, [140]
“ wines, [333]
Canard, a French, [158]
Candelabra, [389]
Cantabria, renowned for hams, [137]
Cantibaris, his stupendous gluttony, [340]
Capers, left to the people; how prepared, [91]
Capitolian pig’s liver, [140]
Capon, first introduced, [154]
“ à la déliaque, [155]
Cappadocians, venerated water, [293]
Capreæ, excesses of, [126]
Capsarii, attendants in the Roman baths, [387]
Caracas cocoa, [313]
Caranus, a Greek epicure; his wedding repast, [155], [186]
Carenum, cooked wine, [326]
Caria, its oil, [98]
Carp, held in estimation; how cooked; its size; its fecundity; its longevity; where naturalised, [229]
Carrots, much esteemed; how prepared, [68]
Carthaginian chariot, [15]
“ apples, [122]
Cartier (Jacques), [231]
Carver, [377]
Carvilius, an artist in buhl-work, [369]
Carving, art of; with music, [260]
Castella aquarum, large water basins, [295]
Castor, trained horses, [179]
Catalonia, celebrated for hams, [137]
Catesby, his opinion of the flamingo, [201]
Catinus, a vase, [263]
Cato, noticed the fig tree, [114]
“ sold his old slaves, [208]
“ his recipe for a cake, [287]
Cattle mentioned in the Mosaic law; valued by the Romans; rearing of cattle, [127]
“ markets of the Hebrews; of the Greeks, [128]
“ of the Romans, 129
Cattle, feeding of, [128]
Cauliflowers unknown in England before Charles II., [52]
Caviar, how prepared; of two sorts, [217]
Cayenne coffee, [310]
Cecilian cherry, [103]
Celer, the price he gave for a red mullet, [213]
Cellars of the ancients, [326]
Celtiberia, swarming with rabbits, [189]
Cereals, [19], [22]
“ name of a feast; when discovered, [22]
Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, [9], [13]
“ a queen of Sicily, [24]
“ gave the fig tree to Phytalus, [113]
“ killed the first pig, [124]
“ was presented with milk, [169]
Cerevisia, beer, [300]
Chafing-dishes, [262]
Chailly, bread of, [39]
Chairs used by the Greeks, [318]
Chalices of the Greeks, [372]
“ of amber, [321]
Champagne wine, [33]
Champignon sausages, [390]
Charcutier, pork butcher, [132]
Charlemagne’s kitchen-garden, [51]
“ silver tables, [370]
Charles VI. of France; his wedding banquet, [259]
“ poisoned by mushrooms, [282]
Charles IX. of France; his edict in favour of agriculture, [18]
“ an admirer of turkeys, [185]
Charles X. of France; his coronation banquet, [408]
Cheese, [168]
“ mentioned by Aristotle, [171]
“ invented by Aristœus; known to the Hebrews; a military aliment; various sorts; given to the Greek wrestlers, [173]
“ preserved in brine; Tromelian; à la Bithynienne, [174]
Cherips, invented a new dish, [280]
Cherry tree, cultivated by Mithridates; introduced by Lucullus, [102]
“ propagated in Italy, [103]
Cherries praised, [102]
“ when served; various kinds;
“ cherry wine, [103]
Chervil, how prepared, [84]
Chestnuts, preparation of; oil extracted, [121]
“ kept green all the year, [122]
Chestnut tree, its native place, [121]
Chickens, sacred, [156]
Chickens, hatched in ovens; à la Cœlienne; à la Frontonienne, [157]
Chicory, mixed with coffee, [311]
Chimneys known to the ancients, [261]
“ unknown to the Hebrews, [365]
Chinese, their respect for agriculture, [15]
Chios wine, [328], [330]
Chiron, a pupil of Diana, [179]
Chocolat de santé, [313]
Chocolate,
[312]
“ used by the Mexicans, [313]
“ a favourite food in Spain; its properties; when introduced into France, [314]
Christmas bread, [40]
Christmas feasts under Richard II., [351]
Chrodegand, Bishop of Metz, [24]
Cicero’s valuable tables, [369]
Cider maker, [304]
Cinara metamorphosed into an artichoke, [70]
Cinnamon, its mysterious growing, [275]
“ its scarcity; from China; offered as a present, [276]
Cisalpine preserve, [145]
City of London, its ancient gastronomic profusion, [351]
Civilis panis, a kind of bread, [38]
Clarence’s wedding repast (Duke of), [351]
Clarey, an English drink, [338]
Claudius, his guests, [257]
“ poisoned by mushrooms, [282]
“ his voracity, [340]
Clement VII. poisoned by mushrooms, [282]
Clerks’ wine, [337]
Clerks’ feeding in the 16th century, [348]
Cloths, dimensions of table; cutting away the table cloth, [374]
Cloves, [276]
Clovis, his politeness, [384]
Club of Roman epicures, [243]
Cock, consecrated to Mars; cock-fight in Greece; in Italy, [153]
“ white, proclaimed the hours, [154]
Cocoa-nut, [312]
Cod-fishing; weight; fecundity, [231], [232]
“ how dressed, [231]
Cœlia, beer, [200]
Cœna, supper, of various descriptions, [356], [357]
Cœnaculum, dining-room, [363]
Cœur, introduced the turkey (Jacques), [165]
Coffee, of various kinds; its introduction, [310]
“ when mentioned; its properties, 311
Coffee when drunk in Italy; in London; in Paris; in Sweden; a slow poison; with milk, [312]
Collation, [342], [344]
“ of the Romans, [343]
“ of Lucullus, [348]
Colum nivarium, snow cullender, [296], [327]
“ vinarium, wine strainer, [331]
Colymbades, a kind of olives, [98]
Comissatio, a sort of “wake”, [345]
Comus, his portrait, [355]
Conflagration of Rome, [396]
Conger-eel, bestowing immortality; of a considerable size, [226]
“ culinary preparation, [226]
Connétable, a celebrated orange tree, [112]
Conon’s banquet, [355]
Conviva, guest, [381]
Cookery, ancient, [266]
“ exposed to unjust reproaches, [251]
Cooks, [251]
“ Greek, [126]
“ from Sicily, [256], [344]
“ erratic, [265]
“ how rewarded, [256]
“ in the middle ages, [259]
“ of Louis XIV., [215], [256]
“ his qualities, [252]
Coriander used to preserve meat, [47]
Corinth, its quinces, [106]
Cormorant, [193]
Corn, its aboriginal country, [22]
“ various kinds, [19]
“ best; Roman law, [21]
“ cutting, [14]
“ grinding, [23], [25]
“ its preservation, [15]
Cornelian law, [347]
Corporation of butchers, [130]
Cos, its poultry, [154]
“ wine, [328]
Cossi, large worms, [265]
Couches for the repasts, [372]
“ of some emperors, [373]
“ in the middle ages, [374]
Counts of Anjou, introduced the plum tree, [105]
Courses, [362]
“ their number, [345], [390], [391]
Cow, worshipped by Brahmin women, [145]
“ milk; cheese, [173]
Condiments, [272]
Crab, its seasoning; sausages; stuffed, [248]
Cranaus mixed water with wine, [323]
Crane, [193]
Crater, a cup, [391]
Crawfish, [247]
Crayfish, seasoning; from Alexandria; how preserved, [248]
Crédences, dressers, [365]
Cross-bun, [290]
Crow, [193], [207]
Crowns of thrushes, [198]
“ for the guests, [391]
Crucifixion, the punishment of slaves, [208]
Cruet, [264]
Crystal, malleable, [218]
Crystal Palace, the, [402]
Cubicularii, valets, [377]
Cucumber, plentiful in Egypt; from Antioch; marvellous properties, [72]
“ protects all kinds of seeds; preparation; preservation, [73]
Cummin, [91]
Cups, [263], [316]
“ in the Homeric ages, [317]
“ variety of shapes, [318], [321]
“ of praise, [369]
“ modern, [407]
“ bearer, [378]
Curlew, [207]
Curmi, beer, [299]
Cuttle-fish, [234]
Cuvier, on the Pentateuch, [9]
Cybele, her repugnance to garlic, [81]
“ patroness of the pine, [95]
Cythnus, renowned for cheese, [174]
Dalmatia, its brine, [269]
Damascus plum trees, [105]
Dampier, his opinion of the phenicopter, [201]
Daphne, its thrushes, [197]
Dapiferi, servants, [377]
Darioles, a kind of pastry, [292]
Dates, from Judea; how preserved; various preparations; honey from the dates, [101]
Dauphin of France, his style of living in the 14th century, [348]
Death of Vatel, [215]
Decapolis, its olives, [98]
Décimer, or Décimheure, dinner, [349]
Decree of Apronianus, [130]
Deer, [184]
“ à la Marcellus, [185]
Defrutum, boiled wine, [326]
Denarius, inclosed within a truffle (Roman), [279]
Dessert, 394
Diamond, a fish, [237]
Diana, taught Chiron, [179]
Dies epulatæ, festivals, [290]
Digestive garum, [272]
“ salts, [269]
Dill, its properties, [88]
Dining-room, its decoration, [363]
“ of Nero, [364]
Dinner, [342], [344], [349]
“ served to T. Quintus, [136]
“ of the Jews, [342]
Diogenes, his earthen vase, [327]
Diomus kills an ox, [125]
Diphilus fond of cherries, [102]
Diploma, double vase, [262]
Dishes of the ancients, [261]
“ thirty thousand, at a banquet, [352]
Dispensator, steward, [376]
Distribution of wheat, [21]
“ of oil, [99]
“ of pork-meat, [130]
Dodine sauce, [258]
Dog, a relishing dish, [150]
“ nailed to a cross, [151]
“ trained by Pollux, [179]
“ names of hunting dogs; their qualities, [180]
Dolia, wine vessels, [327]
Dolphins, [215]
Dolyres, a kind of bread, [33]
Domingo Coffee (St.), [310]
Domitian, his turbot, [224]
Dorio, a wit, [225]
“ an epicure, [226]
Dormice, how prepared, [390]
Doubliers, table-cloths, [375]
Dove, an emblem of sweet virtues, [162]
Dragon-weaver, [237]
Dressers, in the middle ages, [365]
Drinking, [383]
“ in Roman banquets, [392]
“ to the good genius, [396]
“ cups, [316]
“ horns, [318]
Druids, their respect for the oak, [24]
Drunkards among the ancients, [316]
Drusus fond of brocoli, [69]
“ favourite starling, [200]
“ daughter, and the sea-eels, [214]
Duck, an antidote; its flesh; sacrificed to Neptune; from Bœotia; served on good tables, [158]
“ parts offered; brains à l’Epicurienne; seasoning, [159]
Dulce wine, [330]
Dumplings of Athens, [85]
Dutertre, his opinion of the phenicopter, [201]
Eagles, distribution of, [412]
Easter eggs, [178]
Eaters of renown, [340]
Eau-bénite sauce, [258]
Echansons, [378]
Echaudé bread, [39]
Eclectic appetite, [255]
Eden, garden of, [9]
Edgar, a destroyer of wolves (King), [181]
Ediles of Rome, [355]
Edward the Confessor, fond of hunting, [181]
“ his sumptuary laws, [350]
Eel, worshipped in Egypt; esteemed by the Greeks; by the Sybarites; despised by the Romans; noticed by Apicius; how prepared; sacrificed to the Gods; how served; its enemies; served at Rockingham’s banquet, [227]
“ its fabulous length, [213], [228]
Eel-pout, its liver, [229]
“ its reputation, [213]
Eggs, [168]
“ venerated by some philosophers, [175]
“ primitive; when served; cooked without fire; seen in dreams; symbol of the universe; carried with pomp, [176]
“ soft boiled; à la Romaine; à l’Epænète; à l’Athénienne; à la Macédonienne; aux Roses, [177]
“ pudding; red, [178]
“ cooked on the spit, [258]
“ Easter, [178]
Egypt, the granary of the empire, [12]
“ supplied the best vinegar, [278]
Egyptians abhorred the pig, [134]
“ esteemed the ox, [142]
“ their veneration for the kid, [148]
“ fond of fish, [211]
“ their respect for the sea-eel, [222]
“ for water, [293]
“ consumed a great deal of bread, [340]
“ wreaths, [394]
Elephant, its flesh; its feet; trunk, [191]
“ dancing elephants; à la Troyenne, [192]
Elizabeth, fond of geese (Queen), [159]
Emphractum, an Apician dish, [242]
Endive, differently appreciated; curative qualities, [75]
“ how prepared, 76
Entrails of the scarus, [224]
“ of the tunny-fish, [225]
Entremets, [383], [385]
Epicurean dish in the olden times, [351]
Epicurus, [400]
Epimeletes, a Greek magistrate, [129]
Erichthonius, king of Athens, [125]
Eschalots, by whom discovered, [82]
Escharites, a kind of bread, [33]
Etiquette in the 16th century, [353]
Eumenes encouraged the rearing of pigs (King), [136]
Exeter banquet, [410]
Exhibition of 1851, [16], [402]
Extravagance Culinaire, [406]
Falcon, [194]
Falernian wine, [329]
Fannius, the consul, [381]
Fare, bills of, [404], [405], [409]
Fattening of poultry, [154]
“ of geese, [161]
“ of turkeys, [165]
Feast in honour of Ceres, [356]
Feathered game, [193]
Feathers thrown before the door, [358]
Fécule, flour, [22]
Feeding of cattle, [128]
“ of clerks in the 16th century, [348]
Fennel used to restore the sight, [88]
Festival of St. Ulric, [215]
Fête of the distribution of eagles, [412]
Fig-pecker, how prepared, [201]
Fig-tree dear to Bacchus, [95]
“ a tree of Eden, [112]
“ planted at Athens, [113]
“ varieties; brought war on Attica, [114]
Figs, abounded in Canaan, [112]
“ exportation interdicted; an article of trade in Jerusalem; valued by the Hebrews; food of the athletæ; favourite food of Plato; of Attica; served to Persian kings, [113]
“ noticed by Cato; planted in the forum; food for entire armies, [114]
“ how served, [115]
Filbert, [120]
File-fish, [237]
Fillet of pork à la Béotienne, [139]
Fish permitted to the Jews, [210]
“ served to Queen Gatis; despised by the heroes of Homer, [211]
“ Athenian law on, [212]
“ disliked by the Britons, [214]
Fish, of two hundred cubits, [213]
“ mania, [214]
“ prepared in the shape of game; its consumption in former times; its vogue under Louis XIV., [215]
“ ponds, [220]
“ hooks, [249]
“ preservation of; piscinæ on the roofs of houses, [250]
Fishermen, [249]
Fishing, [249]
Fishmongers of Athens, [212]
“ supplying royal tables, [215]
Flabellarii, servants, [377]
Flamingo’s tongue, [200]
“ little known in Europe, [201]
Flesh most in fashion in the age of Homer, [125]
Flocks of the patriarchs, [127]
“ of the eastern nations, [146]
Flounder, [237]
Flour, its manipulation, [30]
Flowers used by the guests, [383]
“ spread over the table, [389]
Focarii, stokers, [378]
Fontainebleau, its orange tree, [112]
Fontenelle, his answer to Madame Helvétius, [381]
Food, primitive, [345]
“ animal, [123]
Forks, [263]
Fornax, a goddess, [34]
Forum pistrinum, the bread market, [37]
Fountains of the ancients, [294]
“ in dining-rooms, [366]
“ spouting various liquors, [367], [385]
Fowls flavoured at will, [161]
Fox, [190]
Francis I., how cured, [169]
Francis of Paulo introduces a pear (St.), [107]
Fraternity of free-livers, [270]
French wine, its price in England, [338]
Fricatores, servants, [387]
Fritters, [285]
Frogs had no repute among the ancients; in fashion in Paris; eaten in Germany; disdained in England, [249]
Fruits, the primitive food; Hebrew legislation; how eaten, [95]
“ how preserved, [96]
“ when served, [96], [97]
Fruit-trees on the house tops, [96]
Frumenta, 41
Funereal banquet, [357]
Furfuraceus panis, a sort of bread, [38]
Furrows, their length, [18]
Gala of the pagan pontiffs, [356]
Galactophagists, drinkers of milk, [168]
Galba’s breakfast, [257]
“ gastronomic profusion, [341]
Galen, his opinion of the pear, [107]
Game, feathered, [193]
“ its preservation, [194]
“ fabulous expenses for, [207]
“ abundant in Ithaca, [339]
“ permitted to the Hebrews, [193]
Gardening in Great Britain, [17]
“ known at an early period, [59]
Gardens, of Babylon; of Alcinous; Roman, [59]
Garlic, a god in Egypt; a military food; given to cocks; used by countrymen; proscribed by a King of Castile, [81]
“ its virtues; how to render it milder, [82]
Garoe, a curious tree, [298]
Garos, a shrimp, [270]
Garum, [213], [269]
“ sociorum; [236], [270]
“ obtained from anchovies, [240]
“ procured from Spain, [243]
“ its price; from shrimps; from mackerel; of the allies; from tunny-fish; from the red mullet, [270]
“ from saxatile fish; its preparation; used as a seasoning; from various animals, [271]
“ its modifications; digestive, [272]
“ used in Turkey, [273]
Garus, a shrimp, [270]
Gastronomy, where it has flourished, [126]
“ the offspring of appetite and sensuality, [210]
“ promotes friendship, [402]
Gatis, Queen of Syria, [211]
Gaul, renowned for hams, [137]
Gauls, enticed by the figs of Italy, [114]
Geese, saved the Capitol, [151]
“ appreciated by the ancients; their prudence; honoured by the Britons, [159]
“ kept in the Capitol; a symbol of safety; fattening, [160], [161]
Gelatine sauce, [258]
Gellia, anecdote of, [189]
George IV., his coronation banquet, [408]
Geta’s banquet, [126]
“ alphabetical dishes, [257]
Getes, drinkers of milk, [168]
Gills of mullets, [219]
Ginger, [92]
“ bread, [40]
“ known to the ancients, [285]
Gladiators, fighting to amuse the guests, [396]
Globi, a kind of pastry, [288]
Gloucestershire, renowned for its wines, [336]
Goat, killed by Bacchus, [124]
Gold-fish, how dressed; gave its name to Sergius, [230]
Golden age, dietetic of the, [124]
“ apples, [109]
Gods of the sea, [294]
Gonesse, bread of, [39]
Goose’s liver, [160], [161]
Goose à la Gauloise; served on Michaelmas day, [161]
Gorgor introduces honey into Spain, [273]
Goslings, in repute among the Greeks, [159]
“ how fattened, [160]
Gourd, brought from India; how prepared and preserved; from Antioch, [66]
Grain, spread on the furrows, [14]
Grains, [46]
Granada, its olives, [98]
Granatum, pomegranate, [122]
“ wine, [331]
Granea, how prepared, [20]
Grapes, offered to Bacchus, [95]
“ served on the Roman tables, [325]
“ preserved, [325]
Grass, a primitive seat, [368]
Grasshoppers, [265], [390]
Greek-nut, [117]
Greeks, fond of agriculture, [11]
“ their cattle-markets, [128]
“ eat dogs, [151]
“ laid the foundation of Ichthyophagy, [211]
Grinding of corn, [23]
Grinding-stones, by whom invented, [24], [25]
“ used by ancient nations, [25]
Grindstones, of porous lava, [28]
Gruel, of the Romans, [33], [34]
Gudgeon, [238]
“ when served; seasoning, [239]
Guests, [368]
“ their places, [372]
“ their number, [381]
Guinea hen, native place; à la Numide, [163]
“ sacrificed to Caligula, [165]
Guiseau, a kind of eel, 228
Haddock, served with pomp, [236]
Halec, a kind of brine, [240]
Hall, atrium, [376]
Hall-keeper, atriensis, [376]
Halmades, a kind of olives, [98]
Hams, when served, [137]
Hand-mills, [25]
Hare, how prepared; forbidden to the Jews; abounded in Greece, [188]
Hare’s down used for couches, [373]
Haricots, introduced by Alexander, [55]
“ when served, [56]
Harold, the British Nimrod (King), [182]
Hazel-nut,
[120]
Healths, how drank, [383], [393], [394]
Hebrews, their cattle-markets, [128]
“ their use of wine, [323]
Hedgehog, [190]
Heliogabalus, fond of pheasants, [195]
“ thrushes and ostrichs’s brains, [199], [204]
“ was served with gills of mullets, [219]
“ gorged the pheasants with an expensive delicacy, [221]
“ his couches, [373]
“ his childish espiégleries, [373]
“ biography, [400]
Hempseed, [48]
Hen of Numidia, [163]
Henry I. of England, his death, [222]
Hens, proscribed by C. Fannius, [154]
“ aviaries; inauspicious cackling; feeding, [155], [156]
“ worshipped, [175]
“ of Adria; eggs, [177]
Hercules, the patron of butchers, [129]
“ a powerful hunter, [179]
“ resuscitated by a quail, [196]
Heroes of Homer, fond of animal food, [126]
“ their culinary talents, [253]
Heron, [193], [194]
Herring, unknown to the ancients; caught on the coast of Scotland; sold by the Dutch, [239]
“ how preserved, [240]
Hesperides apples, [109]
Hippocrates, prejudiced against beans, [53]
Hippolochus, a defender of quails, [197]
Hirpinus’s park, [181]
“ fish-ponds, [243]
Hirtius, celebrated for his fish-ponds, [220]
“ his sea-eels, [221]
Hirundo esculenta, sea-swallow, [205]
Hog à la Troyenne, [136]
Homer, his heroes, [126]
“ his poem in favour of thrushes, [197]
Honey, discovered by Aristæus; its qualities; introduced into Spain; recommended by Pythagoras; produced by the air; by flowers, [273]
“ by reeds; from Attica; when served; seasoning, [374]
“ obtained from dates, [101]
Honeyed wine, [131]
Hôpital, prohibits the sale of pies (Chancelier de l’), [290]
Horace, fond of parsley, [83]
“ peacocks, [176]
Hordeum, barley, [20]
Horns, used for cups, [318]
Hors-d’œuvre, [381]
Horse-radish despised; various sorts; preparation of the seed, [80]
“ spoils the teeth, [81]
“ its properties, [80], [81]
Horses, trained by Castor, [179]
Hortensius, the first who served a peacock, [167]
“ his park, [181]
“ wept over the death of a fish, [214]
Hospitality, described by Apollodorus, [355]
“ of the English aristocracy, [384]
Hot-houses, known to the ancients, [94]
“ wine, [393]
Hunting, its antiquity, [179]
“ of the ancients, [180]
“ permitted by the Roman law; in England, [181], [182]
Hydromel, [304]
Hydromelon, [305]
Hydrorosatum, [305]
Hyperbius, son of Mars, [124]
Hypotrimma, a stomachic condiment, [272]
Hyssop, its virtues, [88], [89]
“ wine, [334]
Ibrahim Pacha, entertained by the Reform Club, [408]
Ice, how obtained; from the Alps; ice-houses, [295]
Iced beverages, [296]
Ichthyophagy, [210]
“ of the Greeks; of the Romans, [208]
Ichthyophilists, [212]
Imperial sausages, [141]
Incrustations, for tables, 368
Indolent appetite, [255]
Innkeepers, [336]
Intoxication, not unfashionable with the ancients, [317]
“ in the middle ages, [337]
“ punished in France, [337], [338]
Invitation to dinner, [387]
Irrigation of gardens, [59]
Israelites, fed on quails, [196]
“ their public repasts, [346]
Ivory tables, [394]
James I. and lamb’s fleece, [182]
Janus planted the vine in Italy, [323]
Jews, devoted to agriculture, [10]
“ abstained from the pig, [134]
“ “ hare, [188]
Judea, its fertility, [12]
“ produced excellent dates, [101]
Jugglers, [384], [395]
Jupiter, his stratagem against the Gauls, [33]
“ suckled by a sow, [134]
Jus Nigrum, black sauce, of Lacedæmon, [252]
Keneffes, German, [258]
Kervynge, the Booke of, [370]
Kid, venerated by the Egyptians; a favourite dish with the Hebrews; the Greeks; of Attica, [148]
“ Sicily; Tivoli; various preparations, [149]
King of the banquet, [383]
Kirschen-wasser, [103]
Kitchen, ancient remains, [259]
“ description, [260]
“ in the middle ages, [353]
Kitchen-garden, [59]
Knives, [264]
Ladies, fond of oysters (Roman), [244]
“ forbidden to drink wine, [332]
Lady of the lamb, [148]
Lamb, offered in sacrifice; Paschal, [146]
“ a luxury; in repute among the ancients; various preparations, [147]
Lamprey, dried up by the sun; stops a vessel; its high price, [222]
“ killed in Candian wine; how prepared, [223]
“ compared to quails, [224]
Lares, household gods, [390]
Lark, [207]
Latona, presented with leeks, [77]
Leaven, known to the Jews, [31]
“ how used by the Greeks, [33]
“ different kinds, [36]
Lecticarii, servants, [378]
Leek, an Egyptian divinity; cured numerous diseases; how prepared; how to make them acquire an extraordinary size; they are offered to Latona, [77]
Legislation, concerning the Roman slaves, [209]
Lemon tree, its origin, [109]
“ received from Persia, [110]
“ used for tables and beds, [110], [368]
Lemons, considered as a counter-poison; how preserved; lemon-peel, a digestive, [110]
Lentils, etymology; known to the Hebrews; appreciated by the Egyptians; by the Greeks; not in high repute with the Romans; supposed to soften the temper, [57]
“ an ill-omened food; a funereal vegetable, [58]
Lesbos wine, [328]
Lettuce, eaten by the Hebrews; its narcotic virtue; irrigated with wine; served with eggs, [74]
“ how prepared, [75]
Le Vaillant, his opinion of the elephant’s feet and trunk, [191]
Libations, [390]
Libum, a sort of cake, [287]
Liburnian oil, [100]
Licinian law respecting cattle, [127]
“ concerning the Roman diet, [51]
Licinius Muræna, [220]
Lighting of the ancients, [366]
Linseed, [48]
Liqueur wine, [332], [334]
List of the repast, [264]
Liver of the red mullet, [213]
Livia and the sorceress, [176]
“ fond of good wine, [332]
Livio contrived to fatten peacocks, [167]
Loach, how dressed in Italy, [238]
Loaves, Roman, [37]
Lobster, a favourite dish, [247]
“ how prepared, [248]
Loligo, how served, [237]
Louis XI imprisons blackbirds, [199]
“ XIV., his public repasts, [349]
“ his dinners, [350]
“ suppers, [350]
Lucanian sausages, [138], [140]
Lucrinus, a lake renowned for its fish, [243]
Lucullian ham, 139
Lucullus, introduced the cherry tree, [102]
“ his park, [181]
“ fed thrushes, [199]
“ brought up the sea to his gardens, [213]
“ his ambigu to Cicero and Pompey, [257], [348]
Lupin, used for cattle, [47]
“ etymology, [48]
Lutatian cherry, [103]
Luxury of the Romans, [356]
Lycurgus commanded little children to fast, [252]
“ destroyed the vines of Lacedæmon, [323]
Lysimachus, his tax on salt, [267]
Macédoine Germanique of milk, [170]
Macedonia, its giant pigs, [136]
“ of chickens, [157]
Macedonian pork, [138]
Mackerel, [235]
“ its dangerous appetite; supplied a sort of garum, [236], [270]
“ appreciated by the ancients, [236]
“ etymology, [235]
“ furnished a valuable brine, [213]
Madidus panis, a sort of cosmetic, [38]
Mecænas introduced the flesh of the ass, [150]
Magiric science, its beginnings, [123]
Mahomedans abstain from the pig, [134]
Majordomo, [260]
Mallows, their properties; in high renown; among the ancient acetaria; how prepared; served as a salad, [64]
Mamertinum wine, [329]
Manlius, his trick with the Gauls, [33]
Manure, Greek and Roman, [14]
“ obtained from thrushes, [198]
Maple, used for tables, [368]
Maragnon cocoa, [313]
Mares’ milk cheese, [173]
Marionettes with the ancients, [395]
Marjoram wine (wild), [333]
Markets, [128]
Market-bell, [212]
Marl, used as manure, [14]
Martinique coffee, [310]
Mary Stuart’s supper, [383]
Mauviette, a species of lark, [207]
Meals, their number, [342]
Meat, preserved without salt, [131]
“ sold by mication, [129]
“ given by guests to their servants, [394]
Median apples, [109]
Mediastini, servants, [387]
Megalartus, taught to knead flour, [32]
Meilleraye, his bill for vinegar (Duke de La), [278]
Meleager, mourned by turkeys, [164]
Meleagrides, turkeys, [164]
Melitates, a sort of pastry, [33], [285]
Mellona, the protectress of bees, [273]
Melon, [77]
“ from Asia; perfumed by the Greeks; appreciated in Rome; how to render it milder; its Hygienic qualities; how prepared; brought from Italy, [78]
Mercury was presented with milk, [169]
Merenda, [343]
Mication, used for the sale of meat, [129]
Michaelmas day, goose served at dinner, [161]
Michaux, a botanist, [19]
“ brought peas into repute, [56]
Miletus, the inventor of grinding-stones, [25]
Milk, [168]
“ a primitive food, [123]
“ an emblem of fertility; the principal food of several nations, [168]
“ offered to Ceres; to Mercury; its qualities, [169]
“ Macédoine Germanique of, [170]
“ mixed with coffee, [312]
Millers, their festival (Roman), [26]
Millet, [43]
“ used for making cakes, [20]
Millium, millet, [20]
Mills introduced to Rome, [25]
“ of the ancients; hydraulic mills; mentioned by Vitruvius, [27]
“ where invented; constructed by Belisarius; description; known in England, [28]
“ wind-mills, [29]
Milo, a notorious eater, [143], [339]
Minerva, the patroness of the olive tree, [95]
“ produced the olive tree, [97]
Minos, his sumptuary laws, [346]
Mint, formerly a young girl; prevented milk from curdling, [90]
“ wine, [333]
Minturnæ, the retreat of Apicius, [247]
Mirabelle plums, [105]
Misor taught the art of seasoning, [267]
Mithœcus, a magiric writer, [254]
Mithridates cultivated the cherry tree, [102]
“ his antidote, [119]
“ his opinion of the duck, [158]
Mocha coffee, 310
Mola, a goddess, [25], [26]
Monsieur, plums of, [105]
Morel, a sort of mushroom, [282]
Moretaria, a stomachic condiment, [272]
Mortars, used to pound the grain, [24], [25]
Mosaic law, concerning cattle, [127]
Moses, promoted agriculture, [11], [322]
Mostecham sauce, [258]
Mountebanks enlivening the banquets, [344]
Moût sauce, [258]
Mugil, how dressed, [235]
Mulberry tree, its wisdom; a native of Canaan; its juice and wine, [116]
Mullet, red, [218]
“ killed on the table, [213], [218]
“ in brine, [213]
“ anecdote of Philoxenus, [218]
“ how cooked; its price, [218]
“ its liver and head; weight, [219]
Mulsum wine, cure for head-ache, [331]
Muræna, sea-eel, [208]
“ dear to Hortensius, [214]
Murrhine vases, [319]
Muria, brine; dura; a convivial punishment, [269]
Muses, protected the palm-tree, [95], [100]
Mushrooms, the dish of the gods; their poisonous effects; relished by the ancients, [282]
“ how they are grown, [283]
Musicians, symphoniaci, [389]
Mussels, praised by the ancients, served to the gods; how seasoned, [245]
Mustaceum of the Romans, [286]
Mustard, [46]
“ etymology, [46], [47]
“ a remedy against venomous serpents, [46]
Myrrhinum wine, [331]
Myrtites wine, [305]
Myrtle wine, [334]
Napkins used by the ancients, [375]
Naples, its good cheer, [126]
Napoleon I., his coronation banquet, [407]
Nero’s iced water, [305]
“ dining-room, [363]
“ he sets fire to Rome, [369]
“ biographical note, [399]
Nestor’s cup, [317]
Nets, [249]
New year eggs, [178]
Nicolas of Damascus, his dates, [101]
Nicomachus and his estate, [177]
Nicomedes and his cook, [44], [45]
Noisettes, hazel nuts, [120]
Nomenculatores, servants, [377]
Northumberland (Duke of), his munificence, [408]
Nougat of the ancients, [285]
Numidian chicken, [157]
Nut-tree, [120]
“ nuts of Jupiter; Persian, [118]
“ of Heraclea, [120]
Oak, supplied a primitive food, [24]
Oatmeal, relished by the ancients, [43]
Oats, [42]
“ appreciated by the Germans, [20]
“ oat soup; oat cream, [42]
Obsonator, servant, [260], [377]
Œnanthinum wine, [335]
Œnogarum, [73]
Officers appointed to watch over the water, [294]
Oil, abounded in the East; used by the Patriarchs, [97]
“ the best; its price in Rome, [98]
“ served to Julius Cæsar; used at the baths; distribution of oil, [99]
“ Liburnian oil, [100]
“ of almonds, [117]
“ of chestnuts, [121]
Oil-mills, invented by Aristæus, [97]
Olive-tree, [96]
“ discovered by Minerva; its pre-eminence; used for various emblems, [97]
“ cultivated by the Jews; in Greece, [98]
Olives, preserved by the Hebrews; of Andalusia; of Granada; cultivation, [98]
“ when served, [99]
Olla, a Spanish dish, [258]
Olympian pig’s liver, [140]
Omphacomeli, a beverage, [305]
Onions, brought into Greece; how prepared; with honey, [76]
Orach, its pernicious properties, [87]
Orange-tree, its native place; introduced by the Portuguese; unknown to the Romans, [111]
“ stuck with cloves, [112]
Orchius, the Tribune, [381]
Organs of the Romans, [389]
Orpheus and the primitive egg, [176]
Ortolans, sent to Rome, [203]
Oryza, rice, [20]
Osiris, the inventor of agriculture, [9]
“ introduced the plough into Egypt, 12
Ostiarius, porter, [376]
Ostrich, fatted and salted, [203]
“ served on some tables; dish of ostrich’s brains; eggs; a friandise, [204]
Otranto, the palm tree of, [100]
Ovens, used by the Jews, [31]
“ near the hand-mills, [33]
“ first built in Rome, [34]
“ portable, [35]
Ox, sacrificed by Prometheus, [124]
“ offered to Jupiter; devouring a sacred cake, [125]
“ roasted whole, [142], [410]
“ an emblem of agriculture; its image on coins; offered to pugilists, [142]
“ its flesh permitted to the Hebrews; praised by Hippocrates; price of, [143]
“ highly valued by the Romans, [145]
“ care taken of; tracing a furrow, [14]
“ sacrificed to Bubona, [128]
Oxycrat, a military drink, [304]
Oxymel, [304]
Oxyporon, a seasoning, [274]
Oysters, uncommon in ancient times; served to the pagan pontiffs; their price, [242]
“ preserved fat and alive; sent to Trajan; when served in Greece; often served raw; how fattened, [343]
“ how dressed; from the Atlantic ocean; from Bordeaux; how preserved; pickled; forgotten for a long period, [244]
Palatine broil, [147]
Pales, [128]
Palestine, renowned for its wines, [322]
Palladius cultivated the lemon tree, [110]
Palm-tree, consecrated to the Muses, [95], [100]
“ of Otranto, [100]
“ its usefulness, [101]
“ supplied the schecar, [100]
Pan, [31]
Pandarus, exempt from indigestions, [251]
Panic-grass, [43]
“ a favourite dish, [20]
Panis, bread; etymology, [31], [32]
Parasites, [382], [388]
“ their place in banquets, [380]
Parks, [180]
Parrot-fish, [223]
Parsley given as a prize, [82]
“ its origin; culinary preparation; a symbol of mourning, [83]
Parsley, the food of chargers; a favourite plant with Horace; sung by Anacreon, [83]
“ seed wine, [333]
Parthian chicken, [157]
Partridges, [195]
“ their price; the best parts; their fights, [196]
“ feathers used for couches, [373]
“ eggs, [177]
Paschal lamb, [146]
Passum wine, [330]
Pastry of the Jews; among the Egyptians; with the Greeks and Romans, [284]
“ patronised by eminent persons, [290]
“ its progress, [291]
“ cooks, [285], [290]
Patinæ, dishes, [263]
Peach-tree, supposed to be poisonous; price of peaches; how preserved, [104]
Peacocks, [166]
“ admired by Alexander the Great; kept in aviaries; their price; exhibited in Greece; appreciated in Rome, [166]
“ ridiculous consumption; fattened by Livio; of Samos; reared by Tiberius, [167]
“ served as if alive, [167]
“ sacrificed to Caligula, [165]
“ eggs, [177], [390]
“ utility of their feathers, [340]
“ used by Roman polyphagists, [244]
“ their tails designed on tables, [369]
Pear-tree, its native place; qualities of pears, [107]
Peas, [56]
“ green, little appreciated; grey, relished by the ancients; sold at the Circus, [56]
“ a kind of bribe, [57]
Pelasgus patronised the beech tree, [23]
Pelorus celebrated for its oysters (Cape), [244]
Peniculi, washers, [379]
Pennyroyal used as a digestive, [90]
“ wine, [333]
Pentapharmacum of the Emperor Verus, [257]
Pentateuch of Moses, [10]
Pepper used by the ancients, [277]
Perch, from the Rhine; given to the sick; fed in the Moselle; relished by the Romans; how dressed, [232]
Perdix rustica, the wood-cock, 207
Perfumes, used by the guests, [383]
Persians, fond of water-cresses, [84]
“ their veneration for water, [293]
“ predilection of their kings for figs, [113]
Persiller, to give pungency to cheese, [174]
Pertinax, fond of pheasants, [195]
Pestles, used for bruising wheat, [25]
Petronius’s eggs, [201]
Pharsalians, their mighty appetite, [340]
Pheasants, relished by Severus, [160]
“ eggs, [177]
“ discovered by the Argonauts; kept in aviaries; adorned the triumph of Ptolemy; served in sumptuous repasts, [194]
“ scarce in Italy; Vitellius relished their brains; sacrificed to Caligula; recommended to weak stomachs; sold frozen, [195]
“ sausages, [390]
Phenicopter, flamingo, [200]
Philip of Macedon, fond of apples, [108]
Philip-le-Bel’s regulations for fast-days, [214]
Philoxenus, died of indigestion, [212]
“ a witty epicure, [218]
“ devoted to degustation, [254]
Phœnicians, abstained from pork, [134]
“ venerated the ox, [142]
Phrygians, their respect for the ox, [142]
Phytalus, received a fig-tree from Ceres, [113]
Picenum cakes, [288]
Pickled pork, [138]
Pickles, relished by the ancients, [278]
Pic-nics, known to the ancients, [344]
Pie, invented by the Emperor Verus, [286]
Pig, killed by Ceres, [124]
“ market at Rome, [129]
“ portrait of the; its qualities, [133]
“ offered to Venus; a sign of peace; an emblem of fecundity; abhorred by the Egyptians; forbidden to the Jews; to the Mahomedans, [134]
“ of Macedonia, [136]
“ stuffed with game, [137]
“ forbidden to ramble; of the Abbey St. Antoine, [141]
“ suckling, [137]
“ the discoverer of truffles, [279]
Pigeons, how they were caught, [162]
“ a dainty dish; recommended to the sick; their price; how prepared, [163]
Pigeon-houses, [162]
Pike, little esteemed by ancient epicures; its multiplication; preparation; longevity, [228]
Pilau, [258]
Pilchard, how stuffed by the Romans, [238]
Pine, consecrated to Cybele, [95]
Pip-fruit, [106]
Pique-assiette, parasite, [382]
Piquette, weak wine of the ancients, [326]
Pistachio-tree, a native of India; brought to Rome by Vitellius, [120]
“ nuts, recommended by Avicenna, [121]
Pistores, corn grinders, [25]
Pithyllus, his protector of the tongue, [255]
Place of honour in banquets, [373]
Placites, a kind of bread, [33]
Plaice, [237]
Plants, used in seasoning, [86]
Plato was fond of figs, [113]
Plautus worked at the mill, [27]
Plough introduced into Egypt; the Egyptian plough, [12]
“ the primitive, [13]
“ its simplicity; ancient; Greek; Anglo-Norman; Gallic, [14]
Plum tree; plums; how preserved; of Reine Claude; of Mirabelle; of Monsieur, [105]
Plutarch, his vegetarian principles, [126]
Pochet, her recipe for tea (Madame), [308]
Poisonous peaches, [104]
Poitevine sauce, [258]
Poivre, his description of birds’ nests, [205]
Poles, fond of cucumbers, [73]
Politeness of King Clovis, [384]
Pollio, his answer to Augustus, [99]
Pollio’s (Vedius) atrocious cruelty, [221]
“ how he chastised his slaves, [214]
Pollux trained hunting dogs, [179]
Polypus, its seasoning, [249]
Pomegranate, fatal to Proserpine; first cultivated in the east; brought into Italy; how preserved; different species, [122]
Pomona, [95]
Pompey and the thrushes of Lucullus, [199]
Pompion, treated without ceremony, [71]
“ of Egypt; its qualities; how prepared, [72]
Pontic nuts, [120]
Pontiffs, their banquet (Pagan), [356]
Poppæia used asses’ milk, [169]
Poppy, its preparation, 86
Pork-meat distributed to the Romans, [130]
“ abhorred by some nations, [134]
“ recommended to wrestlers; its reputation, [135]
“ disguised in various ways, [136]
“ pickled, [138]
Porpoises, [215]
Porter, ostiarius, [376]
Portugal orange, [112]
Portughan, a name of the orange, [111]
Portuguese, introduced the orange tree, [111]
Pot-de-vin, a bribe, [337]
Poularde à la Viminale, [156]
Poultry, the best of aliments, [152]
“ permitted to some religious order, [153]
“ art of fattening, [161]
Pounded bread, [40]
Præcocia, apricots, [103]
Præfectus annonæ, [36]
Prægustator, [378]
Prayers before meals, [344], [390]
Prefect of Rome, [355]
Prestigiators, [395]
Priapus, a protector of fruit trees, [95]
Priests of Mars, great epicures, [343]
Probus restored the vine to Gaul, [322]
Procillatores, servants, [377]
Procurator, major-domo, [260]
Præneste enriched by hazel nuts, [120]
Profusion in the City of London (Ancient), [351]
Prodigality of the Earl of Warwick, [351]
Prometheus sacrificed an ox, [124]
Proserpine, was too fond of pomegranates, [122]
Provisions mentioned in the Scriptures, [354]
“ price of, [358]
Prytanea in Greece, [347]
Ptisana, barley water, [42]
“ a sorry liquid, [304]
Pudding, Carthaginian, [43]
“ hasty, [44]
“ black, [138]
Pullarius, his office, [156]
Pultiphagists, [33]
Punch given by Sir Edward Russell, [411]
Purslaine mixed with salad, [68]
“ its properties, [69]
Pyanepsia, one of the festivals of Apollo, [53]
Pygmalion, his severity, [125]
Pythagoras, abstained from beans, [53]
“ was a vegetarian, [126]
“ recommended honey, [273]
Quails, a sovereign remedy, [196]
Quails, food of the Israelites; supposed to cause epilepsy; banished from the Roman tables, [196]
“ fights, [197]
Quenelles of pig’s liver and brains, [140]
Quince tree, a native of Cydon, [106]
Quinces, their beneficial qualities; preserved in honey, [106]
Quince wine, [107]
Rabbits taught mankind the art of fortification; overthrow Tarragona; defeated by the Roman troops, [189]
“ of Macedonia; how prepared, [190]
Radishes of Judea; price in Rome; supposed to produce cabbages; how preserved, [79]
“ pickled, [390]
Ragouts of the middle ages, [258]
Raleigh, his account of the herring fishery (Sir Walter), [239]
Rancidity of butter, how to attenuate it, [172]
Raspberry, [115]
Ratafia, [103]
Rauwolf, the first to mention coffee, [311]
Rearing of cattle, [127]
Réaumur, his experiments to hatch chickens, [157]
Red mullet, [218]
Redstone’s funeral banquet (Sir John), [359]
Reform Club, its splendid entertainments, [408]
Reine Claude, plums of, [105]
Remy’s silver table (St.), [370]
René of Sicily introduced the plum-tree, [105]
Repasts, [339]
“ in common, [346]
“ variety of repasts; of the Jews, [354]
“ offered to Jupiter, [356]
“ of Louis XIV, [349]
Reservoirs on the house tops, [96]
Rheumatism, cured by drinking ale, [301]
Rhoites wine, [305]
Rhombus, its seasoning, [235]
Rice, [43]
“ a nutritious grain, [20]
River cray-fish, [248]
Rivers, venerated by some nations, [293]
Roast beef, the principal article of food in the Homeric ages, [339]
Robert sauce, [258]
Robigus, a god, [19]
Robus, a variety of corn, [19]
Rochelle wine, its price in England, 338
Rocket, how used by the ancients; its properties, [87]
Rockingham, his banquet (Lord), [227]
Roebuck, with spikenard; aux prunes; aux amandes de pin, [184]
Roll bread, [40]
Romans, fond of agriculture, [11], [13]
“ eat dogs, [151]
“ their manipulation of butter, [171]
“ fond of fish, [212], [216]
Rome its corruption; its fall, [401]
Romulus, studied the advancement of agriculture, [13]
“ was found under a fig-tree, [114]
Rope dancers, [395]
Roquefort cheese, [174], [175]
Rosatum wine, [331]
Rousseau, (J. J.) was not a practical vegetarian, [126]
Rue, a counter poison; its properties, [90]
“ wine, [333]
Russell (Sir Edward), his memorable punch, [411]
Rye, a detestable food, according to Pliny, [20]
“ a substitute for coffee, [311]
Sacred chickens, [156]
Salad could not be procured for a queen, [51]
“ in the middle ages, [75]
Salangan, sea-swallow, [204]
“ nests, [205]
Salmasius, on truffles, [281]
Salmon, when first mentioned; sung by Ausonius; from Aquitaine; abundant in Scotland, [233]
Salonite cheese, [174]
Salt, consecrated to the gods; from the asphaltite lake; used by the Jews; tax on salt, [267]
“ superstitions concerning salt, [267]
“ salt works in Italy; eaten with bread; four sorts, [268]
Salt-meat, its preparation, [131]
“ cellars, [389]
Salts, digestive, [269]
Samos, its oil, [98]
Sandaligeruli, servants, [377]
Sandals, [388]
Sapa, cooked wine, [326]
Sardinia, renowned for hams, [137]
Saturn, the inventor of agriculture, [9]
Saucepans of the ancients, [262]
Saucers, [263]
Sauces of various kinds, [257]
Sauce manufacturers, [257]
Saupiquet sauce, [258]
Sausages of Lucania, [138]
“ various, [140]
Savillum pie, [286]
Savory, [89]
“ wine, [333]
Scales of the ancients, [130]
Scaliger, repugnance to water-cresses, [84]
Scallop of Tarentum, [246]
Scarus, a fish, [223]
“ its renown, [213]
“ celebrated for its anomalies, [224]
Scate, its back appreciated by the Greeks, [233]
“ despised by the Romans; its varieties according to Lacépède; its eggs a curious remedy, [233]
Scissor, a carver, [377]
Scoparii, sweepers, [378]
Scythians, drinkers of milk, [168]
“ their manipulation of butter, [171]
Sea, peopled with gods, [294]
“ crawfish, its culinary preparation, [247]
“ eels, fed on the flesh of slaves, [208], [214]
“ “ heard their master’s voice; ornamented with necklaces, [220]
“ “ how fattened; where caught; how prepared; from the Tiber, [221]
“ “ venerated by the Egyptians; of a considerable size, [222]
“ hedgehog, relished by the ancients; how prepared, [245]
“ swallow, [204]
“ wolf, an exquisite fish; a child of the gods; eclipsed the sturgeon; where caught; relished by the Greeks, [223]
Seals, [215]
Seasoning, plants used in, [86]
Seasonings, [266]
“ with garum, [272]
Seats, [388]
“ used by the Hebrews, [372]
Secale, rye, [20]
Sechar, an exhilarating beverage, [100]
Seeds, [46]
Sejus seasoning, [161]
Selech, his services to mankind, [267]
Seneca, his declamations against luxury; his enormous wealth, [252]
Sensualism of the ancients, [345]
Sentinum wine, [328]
Sepia, its black liquid; its conjugal affection; how it was dressed, 234
Sepia, an estimable dish, [234]
Sergius, his fishponds, [243]
Servants, [376]
Sesame, how used, [86]
“ cakes, [20]
Severus, fond of geese; of pheasants, [160], [195]
“ hares, [189]
Sévigné, her opinion on coffee (Mde. de), [312]
Shad, sold to the plebeians, [234]
Shadows, a kind of parasites, [388]
Sheep bread, [40]
Shell, imitating precious woods, [369]
“ fish, [241]
“ “ its seasoning in Italy; how dressed by Apicius; from Lake Lucrinus; from Pelorus; how cooked; when served; relished by the ancients, [242]
“ fruit, [117]
Shepherds, ancient, [127]
Shoes of the Romans, [388]
Shrimps used for garum, [270]
Sicilian cooks, [344]
Sicily, renowned for cooks, [256]
Sideboard, [264]
Sieves, [265]
Sigma, a horse-shoe shaped table, [369]
Silatum, a Roman drink, [334]
Siligineus panis, a kind of bread, [38]
Siligo, a species of wheat, [19]
Simnels, or wigs, [291]
Simon’s speculation on frogs, [249]
Sitarchi, magistrates for the allotment of corn, [21]
Sitocome, an inspector of corn, [21]
Sitologi, officers to superintend the purchase of corn, [21]
Sitometræ, officers watching over the measurement of corn, [21]
Sitonæ, inspectors of corn, [21]
Sitophylaces, officers regulating the sale, [21]
Skeleton, exhibited to the guests, [385], [393]
Slavery in ancient times, [208]
Slaves, sold by Cato; cruelties practised against slaves; punished by crucifixion; put to death to amuse a friend, [208]
“ thrown to the sea-eels, [208], [214]
“ more null than vile, [209]
“ eating with their masters, [356]
“ their stigmas, [376]
“ lettered slaves, [376]
Snails, a delicate hors-d’œvre, [265]
“ how fattened, [326]
Snipe, [207]
Snow, preserved in cellars, [295]
“ cullender, [226]
Soles, [237]
“ compared to partridges, [224]
“ much sought after, [237]
Solon, his sumptuary laws, [108], [347]
Sorrel, how prepared, [69]
Soterides, Nicomedes’ cook, [44]
Sow, Jupiter’s first nurse, [134]
Sow-thistle, given up to rabbits, [87]
Sowing taught by Ceres, [24]
Spain, celebrated for garum, [243]
Spaniards, fond of acorns, [24]
Spanish camomile, mixed with wine, [90]
“ dancers, [395]
Spectacles introduced in banquets, [383]
Spelt, a species of wheat, [19]
Spinach, little known to the ancients, [63]
Spoons, [263]
Squirrel, [190]
Stag, [182]
Stags’ horns consecrated to Diana, [180]
“ flesh supposed to ensure longevity, [183]
“ fillet of stag; shoulder of stag; à la Persane; à l’Hortensius; à la Néméenne, [183]
“ pies, [290]
Starling, recommended by physicians; an erudite starling, [200]
Statues of gods placed on the table, [389]
Steward, dispensator, [376]
Stilphon, his answer to Cybele, [81]
Stokers, focarii, [378]
Stone fruit, [97]
Stork, [193], [204]
Stoves of the ancients, [366]
Strawberries, highly appreciated, [115]
Strigil, used in the baths, [387]
Structores, servants, [260], [377]
Strutiophagous tribes, [203]
Stuffed sucking pork, [139]
Sturgeon, [216]
“ a royal fish, [214]
“ its price; compared to ambrosia; honours it received; announced by the sound of trumpets; an imperial dish in China, [216]
“ its weight, [217]
“ compared to peacocks, [224]
Style of living in the 14th century, [352]
Sucking-pigs, [137]
“ stuffed, 139
Sucking-pig, with puddings, [351]
Sugar, the honey of reeds; the Indian salt, [275]
Sultana coffee, [313]
Sumach, [92]
Sumptuary laws, [152], [252], [346], [350], [381]
Supper, [342]
“ of the Hebrews, [343]
“ primitive of the Romans; in the open air, [344]
“ given by the Roman Emperors, [357]
“ a Roman, [386]
Swallow, sea, [204]
Swan, [193]
Sweepers, scoparii, [378]
Sweet marjoram, when used, [89]
Sweet wine, [326]
Sword-fish, how dressed in Greece; despised by the Romans, [234]
Sybaris, renowned for its good cheer, [126]
Sybarites, their meditations upon a banquet, [227]
Sycophants, [113]
Symphoniaci, musicians, [389]
Symposiarch, [391]
Synthesis, a convivial dress, [389]
Syracuse, its proverbial gastronomy, [127]
Syrian dancers, [395]
Syrup of truffles, [280]
Tables, before each guest; veneered with gold; of bronze; of wood; of silver; circular, [368]
“ spotted or veined; of various forms; changed at each course; how cleaned; of Cicero, [369]
“ of ivory, [394]
Taillevant, the cook of Charles VII. of France, [193]
Talmouses, a kind of pastry, [292]
Tarentum, renowned for its repasts, [126]
“ the abode of luxury, [246]
Tarragona overthrown by rabbits, [189]
Tarts, of various sorts, [290]
Taste, its definition, [124]
Tax on salt, [268]
Tea, gathering, [306]
“ of two kinds; heating; rolling, [307]
“ its miraculous origin, [308]
“ compared to ambrosia, [309]
“ tasters, [308]
Teal, [206]
Teeth, of ivory, [388]
Teething repast, [357]
Tence sauce, [258]
Tench, mentioned by Ausonius; left to the common people, [236]
Tethalassomenon wine, [330]
Tétines à la Flamine; à la Salienne, [140]
Thalassites wine, [330]
Thasian nut, [117]
Thasos wine, [328]
Theagenes, a beef eater, [143]
“ his voracity, [339]
Theophrastus mentions the cherrytree, [102]
“ “ the plum tree, [105]
“ fond of pears, [107]
Thesmophoria, a feast in honour of Ceres, [22]
Thessalians, their appetite, [340]
Thimbron, a culinary star, [254]
Thorian law, respecting cattle, [127]
Thrashing of corn, [14]
Thrushes, [197]
“ supplied an abundant manure; not eaten by children; sung by Homer; sent as wedding presents; served at sumptuous feasts; from Daphne, [197]
“ kept in aviaries; sold by Varro’s aunt; how fed; their price; in the shape of crowns, [198]
“ prescribed to Pompey; recommended to convalescents; their brains; eaten by Heliogabalus, [199]
Thurium, its oil, [98]
Thyme, its qualities; used for aromatic liqueurs, [89]
“ wine, [333]
Thys, his voracity, [339]
Tiberius, fond of melons, [78]
“ reared peacocks, [167]
“ his generosity, [257]
“ poisoned by mushrooms, [282]
“ how he encouraged artists, [318]
“ his sumptuary regulations, [347]
Timachidas, a cook and a poet, [254]
Titormus, his voracity, [339]
Tonsores, barbers, [387]
Tooth-powder used by the Romans, [387]
Tortoise, its blood; of an enormous size, [246]
“ how dressed, [246], [247]
Tourte, a kind of cake, [291]
Tractatores, servants in the baths, [387]
Tremellius, took the surname of Scrofa, [128]
Triclinarches, chief steward, 378
Triclinium, [372], [278]
Trimalcio, a celebrated cook, [256]
Trimestre, a species of corn, [20]
Tripes, their reputation, [143]
Triptolemus, the inventor of agriculture, [9]
“ was a vegetarian, [124]
Triticum, wheat, [19]
Trojan pig, [137]
Tromelia, renowned for cheese, [174]
Trophy of agriculture, [411]
Trout, little appreciated by the Greeks;
“ relished by the Romans; how dressed, [230]
Troyenne, hog à la, [136]
“ wild boar à la, [406]
Truffles, the daughters of thunder;
“ where they grow; various sorts, [279]
“ how prepared, [280]
“ discovered by pigs, [135], [279]
“ syrup of, [280]
“ how preserved, [281]
Tunny-Fish, its entrails; from Samos;
“ offered to Neptune; of Pachynum; fishery of the Synopians; how prepared, [225]
“ obstructed the navigation of Alexander; of an immense size, [226]
“ used for garum, [270]
Turbot, a delicious food; compared to the pheasant; the turbot of Domitian, [224]
“ of Attica, [225]
Turnips, from Thebes; Amiternum; how they were eaten, [67]
Turkey, still retains the use of garum, [273]
Turkey-hen, [163]
“ how many are required to eat a turkey-hen; celebrated by Sophocles; bewailing the death of Meleager; reared in Roman farms; scarce in Egypt and Greece; introduced into Rome, [164]
“ sacrificed to Caligula; how fattened; à l’Africaine, [165]
“ how prepared, [166]
“ introduced into various countries; admired by Charles IX. of France, [165]
“ turkey eggs, [166]
Turtle dove, [207]
Twelfth-night cake, its composition, [54]
Typhes, a sort of bread, [33]
Tyrontes, a sort of bread, [33]
Tyrotarichus, a popular dish, [174]
Uladislas (King), his repugnance to apples, [108]
Ulric (St.) festival of, [215]
Ulysses, renowned for carving, [129]
“ laid the cloth, [252]
“ a model of delicacy, [380]
Unguentarii, perfumers, [387]
Utensils, culinary, [261]
“ of the 14th century, [265]
Vanilla chocolate, [313]
Variety of repasts, [354]
Varro’s aviary, [198]
Vase of the House of Brunswick, [302]
Vases of Sardonyx, [320]
“ of silver; of gold, [321]
Vatel, his tragic death, [215]
Vauban’s recipe for eating corn in soup, [15]
Veal, à la Syracusaine; à la Tarentaise, [144]
Vegetables, [49]
“ dried, [53]
“ relished by the Romans, [50], [51]
“ how preserved; scarce in England, three centuries ago, [51]
Vegetarians, [126]
Venafrum, [99]
Venison, appreciated by eastern nations, [181]
Ventilation of the dining-room, [392]
Ventre de truie à l’Athénienne; à la Romaine, [139]
Verjuice, its ancient use, [277]
Vertumnus, [95]
Verus (the Emperor), invented a new dish, [257], [286]
“ his couches, [373]
Vespucius (Americus) introduced the turkey into Portugal, [165]
Vesta, the goddess of bakers, [37]
Vestis cœnatoria, convivial dress, [388]
Vicar’s wine, [337]
Victoria, coronation banquet of H. M. Queen, [408]
Victua, the goddess of food, [356]
Villar’s Swiss porter, [341]
Vine, cultivated in England, [335]
Vinegar, its alleged qualities; from Egypt; used to cool the cannons, [278]
“ cruet, [264]
Vines, protected by the Roman law, 324
Vinum Tethalassomenon, [330]
Violatum wine, [331]
Vitellius, brought the pistachio tree to Rome, [120]
“ regaled on pheasants’ brains, [195]
“ served with a dish of [7],000 birds, [208]
“ grew tired of sea-eels, [221]
“ his culinary expenses, [257], [348]
“ was an active polyphagist, [341]
“ his nocturnal banquets, [345]
Vocatores, servants, [377]
Voracity, examples of, [339], [341]
Vulture, [194]
Walnut tree, a native of Asia, consecrated to Jupiter, reserved to Persian kings, [118]
Walnuts, when served; how eaten; their qualities; used as an antidote; strewed on the nuptial chamber, [119]
Warwick, his prodigality (Earl of), [351]
Washers, peniculi, [379]
Water, a vivifying principle; venerated by ancient nations, [293]
“ conveyed into Rome, [295]
“ its curative virtue, [296]
“ cure system, practised by the Romans, [297]
“ hot, used to drink, [296]
“ cresses, a native of Crete; esteemed by the Persians; despised by Plutarch; their properties, [84]
“ an anti-scorbutic; how prepared [85]
“ hen, [206]
“ mills, [27], [28]
Wax figures among the Romans, [377]
“ vases, [318]
Weaning supper, [357]
Wedding-cake of the Romans, [286]
“ wine, [337]
“ repast of H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence, [351]
“ day banquet, [357]
“ of Charles VI., [259]
Weights of the ancients, [130]
Westphalia celebrated for hams, [137]
Whales, [215]
“ of four acres, [213]
Wheat, [19]
“ its price in Greece; public distribution in Rome, [21]
“ its price in the olden times, [22]
“ Indian, [44]
Whiting, its light flesh, [230]
“ its preparation, [231]
Whitten used for tables, [368]
Wild boar à la Troyenne, [185], [406]
“ of immense size; served by Caranus; raised on farms, [186]
“ how served, [187]
“ how prepared, [186], [187]
“ preceded by trumpeters, [187]
Wild marjoram wine, [89]
“ thyme, [89]
William the Conqueror, his sumptuous banquets, [352]
Wind-mills, [29]
Wine, of grain; of the Britons, [301]
“ obtained from fruits, [305], [322]
“ disliked by some nations, [323]
“ method of making, [325]
“ fining of; how clarified, [327]
“ of different kinds; Greek; Italian, [328]
“ of a hundred leaves; white; red; two hundred years old; how to change its colour, [329]
“ mixed with sea-water; of Chios; various made wines, [330]
“ interdicted to Roman ladies, [331], [332]
“ its price in Greece; in Rome, [331]
“ the drink of generous souls, [332]
“ of Campania, [333]
“ dealers in, [336]
“ used for presents and fees; of citizenship, [337]
“ sweet, [326]
“ hot, [393]
“ press of the ancients, [325]
Wood, an extraordinary eater (Nicholas), [341]
Woodcock, how prepared, [207]
Wood-hen, [206]
Wormwood, esteemed by the Egyptians; its various uses, [93]
“ wine; its composition; it prevented giddiness, [98], [334]
Wreaths of flowers, [391]
Wrestlers fed on pork, [135]
“ rewarded with an ox, [142]
“ fed with cheese, [173]
Xerxes, fighting for figs, [114]
Xiphias fish, [225]
York banquet, [403]
Ypocras, [338]
Zea, rice wheat, [20]
Zeno, of Citium, of the same nature as the lupins, [47]
“ cooked his lentils himself, [57]
Zythum, beer, [299]
ERRATA.
Page 16, line 19, for which great and the, read which the great and glorious. P. 19, l. 16, for Picardy to make bread, read in Picardy. To make bread. P. 19, l. 16, for of leaven and, read of leaven is required, and. P. 26, l. 6, for Flamine, read Flamen. P. 26, l. 25, for leaves read loaves. P. 27, l. 20, for Cabire read Cabira. P. 28, l. 28, for hand-mill; by the Britons, read hand-mill, by the Britons. P. 32, l. 11, for Megalarte and Megalomar, read Megalartus and Megalomazus. P. 33, l. 2, for escarites, read escharites. P. 33, l. 7, for melitutes, read melitates. P. 37, l. 8, for Septier, read Setier. P. 50, l. 25, for Ciens cheris, read lieux cheris. P. 63, l. 28, for chrysolacanon, read chrysolachanon. P. 65, l. 34, for has, read have. P. 67, l. 20, for Amitermes, read Amiternum. P. 68, l. 18, for possessed, read possesses. P. 79, l. 11, for Algidea, read Algidus. P. 84, l. 25, for dressed it in, read dressed in. P. 93, l. 32, for Corcyrus, read Corcyra. P. 98, l. 15, for Halmade, read Halmades. P. 99, l. 26, for Venafra, read Venafrum. P. 100, l. 31, for sechar, read schecar. P. 103, l. 11, for Cæcilian, read Cecilian. P. 106, l. 18, for fruit of, read fruit, the. P. 124, l. 31, for Hyberbius, read Hyperbius. P. 125, l. 2, for Erichtonius, read Erichthonius. P. 129, l. 1, for curators, read curator. P. 129, l. 25, for life, read life, the. P. 136, l. 16, for Chalies, read Chalcis. P. 139, l. 38, for à la Bœotienne read à la Béotienne. P. 143, l. 15, for Thasos, read Thasus. P. 149, l. 2, for Mœlos, read Melos. P. 153, l. 2, for Carniphobis, read Carniphobus. P. 150, l. 25, for Scipio, Metellus, and, read Scipio Metellus and. P. 170, l. 26, for philosopher, read philologist. P. 171, l. 17, for bouturos, read bouturon. P. 176, l. 7, for consort of Nero, read consort of Augustus. P. 189, l. 5, for consectuive, read consecutive. P. 203, l. 23, for Marmot, read Marmol. P. 213, l. 9, for scare, read scar. P. 216, l. 9, et passim, for accipenser, read acipenser. P. 225, l. 8, for Pachynum, read Pachynus. P. 296, l. 13, for Sicyona, read Sicyon. P. 230, l. 23, for pèsant, read pèsent. P. 235, l. 21, for of Scyathus, read of Sciathos. P. 236, l. 29, for the Mostella, read the Mosella. P. 237, l. 17, for the Bulistes, read the Balistes. P. 238, l. 2, for of Phaleres, read of Phalera. P. 242, l. 9, for of Polareo, read of Pelorus. P. 247, l. 6, for Minturnus, read Minturnæ. P. 250, l. 12, for a hook, read to hook. P. 251, l. 24, for Pandarea, read Pandarus. P. 253, l. 12, for the act of eating, read the art of eating. P. 378, l. 3, for Cnide, read Cnidus. P. 270, l. 12, for Acarnidea, Alopecomesia, read Acarne, Alopeconnesus. P. 291, l. 26, for eleven hundred, read eleven. P. 293, l. 25, for he prayed it might be, read he prayed that the Tiber might be. P. 309, l. 27, for Simon introduced Pauli, read Simon Pauli introduced. P. 317, l. 25, for we have spoken, read we will soon speak. P. 323, l. 1, for Helbon, read Hebron. P. 325, l. 39, for Plate III., read Plate I. P. 366, l. 30, for minutalim, read minutatim. P. 378, l. 15 and 36, for Procillatores, read Procillator.
DESCRIPTION OF [PLATE No. XXVI.] A, Page 365.
No. 1. Terra-Cotta Drinking-Vase, in the shape of a Bird.