Aethiopian Cumin ℞ [35]
“AFFE” (Ger.) Monkey; ℞ [55]; also see [Caramel Coloring]
AGITARE (OVA), to stir, to beat (eggs)
AGNUS, IN AGNO, lamb; AGNINUS, pertaining to L. ℞ [291] seq., [355], [364], [495]
—— COPADIA AGNINA, ℞ [355] seq.
—— AGNI COCTURA, ℞ [358]
—— ASSUS, ℞ [359]
—— AGNUM SIMPLICEM, ℞ [495]
—— TARPEIANUS, ℞ [363]
AGONIA, cattle sacrificed at the festivals: only little of the victims was wasted at religious ceremonies. The priests, after predicting the future from the intestines, burned them but sold the carcass to the innkeeper and cooks of the POPINA, hence the name. These eating places of a low order did a thriving business with cheaply bought meats which, however, usually were of the best quality. In Pompeii such steaks were exhibited in windows behind magnifying glasses to attract the rural customer
Albino, writer, p. [10]
ALBUM, ALBUMEN, white; —— OVORUM, the “whites” of egg; —— PIPER, white pepper, etc.
ALEX, (ALEC, HALEC), salt water, pickle, brine, fish brine. Finally, the fish itself when cured in A. cf. [MURIA]
Alexandria, the city founded by Alexander the Great, important Mediterranean harbor. A. was a rival of Rome and Athens in Antiquity, famous for its luxury