[1] Dann. and Goll.: “roasted” beans.
[209] BOILED, SUMPTUOUSLY ET ELIXATI, SUMPTO [1]
AND COOK THE BEANS, IN A RICH MANNER, REMOVE THE SEEDS AND SERVE [as a Salad [2], WITH HARD EGGS, GREEN FENNEL, PEPPER, BROTH, A LITTLE REDUCED WINE AND A LITTLE SALT, OR SERVE THEM IN SIMPLER WAYS, AS YOU MAY SEE FIT.
[1] The original continues with the preceding formula.
[2] For a salad we would add finely chopped onion, pepper, and some lemon juice.
The purpose of removing the seeds is obscure. G.-V. reads semine cum ovis; Tac. semie; Hum. s. cum lobis. The passage may mean to sprinkle (sow) with hard boiled (and finely chopped) eggs, which is often done on a salad and other dishes.
END OF BOOK V
EXPLICIT APICII OSPRION LIBER QUINTUS [Tac.]
ADJUSTABLE TABLE