[1] Tac. quottidiana; List. cottidiana.
[2] List. ovis—with eggs, which is correct. Tor. holus; Lan. olus—herbs, cabbage.
Cf. ℞ No. [142].
[129] ANOTHER DISH, WHICH CAN BE TURNED OVER [A Nut Custard] ALITER PATINA VERSATILIS
THE DISH, CALLED TURN-OVER, IS THUS MADE [1] CRUSH VERY FINE WALNUTS AND HAZELNUTS [2] TOAST THEM AND CRUSH WITH HONEY, MIX IN PEPPER, BROTH, MILK AND EGGS AND A LITTLE OIL [3].
[1] Tor.
[2] List. torres eas—toast them (wanting in Tor.) which is the thing to do. Cf. No. [143], practically a repetition of this. Cf. [301].
[3] This laconic formula indicates a custard poached, like in the preceding, in a mould, which, when cooled off, is unmoulded in the usual way. This patina versatilis is in fact the modern crême renversée, with nuts.
It is characteristic of Apicius for incompleteness and want of precise directions, without which the experiment in the hands of an inexperienced operator would result in failure.