AMURCA (AMUREA), the lees of oil

AMYGDALA (—UM) Almonds, ℞ [57]; OLEUM AMYGDALIUM, almond oil

AMYLARE (AMULARE), to thicken with flour. AMYLATUM (AMULATUM) that which is thickened with flour. Wheat or rice flour and fats or oil usually were used for this purpose, corresponding to our present roux. However, the term was also extended to the use of eggs for the purpose of thickening fluids, thus becoming equivalent to the present liaison, used for soups and sauces. Hence AMYLUM and AMULUM, which is also a sort of frumenty

Anacharsis, the Scythian, writer. He described a banquet at Athens during the Periclean age. pp. [3], [7]

ANAS, a duck or drake; ℞ [212-17]. ANATEM, ℞ [212]; ANATEM EX RAPIS, ℞ [214]

Anchovy, a small fish; ℞ [147]; cf. [APUA]. —— forcemeat, ℞ [138]; —— sauce and [GARUM] (which see) ℞ [37]; —— omelette ℞ [147]

ANET(H)ATUM, flavored with dill; ANET(H)UM, dill, also anise

ANGUILLA, eel, ℞ [466-7], [484]. cf. [CONGRIO]

ANGULARUS, a “square” dish or pan

ANISUM, anise, pimpinella