[1] This, rather than ℞ No. [168], deserves the title, Sweet Minutal, for it is practically the same, with the addition of the fruit.
[170] MINUTAL OF HARE’S LIVERS MINUTAL LEPORINUM
THE WAY TO MAKE A MINUTAL OF HARE’S GIBLETS MAY BE FOUND AMONG THE HARE RECIPES [1].
[170a] IN A SAUCE PAN PUT OIL, BROTH AND WINE, FINELY CUT SHALLOTS, DICED COOKED PORK SHOULDER. WHEN THIS IS COOKED, CRUSH PEPPER, CUMIN, DRY MINT, DILL, MOISTEN WITH HONEY, BROTH, RAISIN WINE [and] A LITTLE VINEGAR, SOME OF THE GRAVY OF THE ABOVE MORSELS, ADD SEEDLESS FRUITS, LET BOIL, WHEN THOROUGHLY COOKED, SKIM, BIND, SPRINKLE WITH PEPPER AND SERVE.
[1] ℞ No. [386], Book [VIII] is one of these recipes. This is one of the few instances where the ancient original makes any reference to any other part of the Apicius book.* After this bare reference, the original proceeds to repeat the text of the preceding formula verbatim.
* Cf. ℞ No. [165].
Brandt suggests a new title for [170a] ANOTHER SWEET MINUTAL.
The G.-V. version differs but little from ℞ No. [169].
[171] RED APPLE MINUTAL MINUTAL EX ROSIS [1]
MAKE THIS THE SAME WAY AS DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING, ONLY ADD MORE RAISIN WINE.