[1] The twelve chapters of Book [IX], as shown in the beginning of the text are here increased to fourteen by G.-V., to wit, [XII], IUS IN MULLO TARICHO and [XIII], SALSUM SINE SALSO, but these are more properly included in the above chapter [XI], as does Tor. All of the above fish were salt, and probably were important commercial articles. The silurus, for instance, is best in the river Danube in the Balkans, while the red mullet, as seen in ℞ No. [427] came from the sea of Galilee. Cf. ℞ Nos. [144], [149].
[2] Silurus, probably the sly silurus, or sheatfish, in the U. S. called horn-pout—a large catfish.
[3] Pelamis, a tunny before it is a year old.
[4] Tunny, Tunafish.
[5] Tor. wanting in the others.
[6] Cf. note 1 to ℞ No. [424].
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[427] SAUCE FOR SALT RED MULLET IUS IN MULLO [1] TARICHO [2]
IF IN NEED OF CONDIMENTS USE [3] PEPPER, RUE, ONIONS, DATES, GROUND MUSTARD; MIX ALL WITH [flaked meat of] SEA URCHINS, MOISTEN WITH OIL, AND POUR OVER THE FISH WHICH IS EITHER FRIED OR BROILED, OMITTING SALT [4].