Martial, writer, p. [10], ℞ [307], [461] (on bulbs)
Martino, Maestro, p. [3], cf. Vehling: Martino and Platina, Exponents of Renaissance Cookery, Hotel Bulletin and The Nation’s Chefs, Chicago, October, 1932, and Platina, Maestro nell’arte culinaria Un’interessante studio di Joseph D. Vehling, Cremona, 1935
Mason, Mrs., a writer, ℞ [126]
MASTIX, MASTICE, MASTICHE, the sweet-scented gum of the mastiche-tree; hence MASTICATUS, MASTICINUS for foods treated with M.
Matius, a writer, was a friend of Julius Caesar. His work is lost, ℞ [167]; apples named after him, ibid.
MAYONNAISE DE VOLAILLE EN ASPIC, ℞ [126], [480]
Measures, liquid. The following list is confined to terms used in Apicius
PARTES XV equal 1 CONGIUS
CONGIUS I equal 6 SEXTARII (1 S. equals about 1½ pt. English)
SEXTARII II equal 1 CHOENIX
SEXTARIUS I equal 2 HEMINAS
HEMINA I equal 4 ACETABULA
ACETABULUM I equal 12 CYATHI (15 Attic drachms)
CYATHUS I equal 1/12 SEXTARIUS (a cup)
COCHLEAR I equal ¼ CYATHUS (a spoonful)
COTULA, COTYLA, same as [HEMINA], same as ½ SEXTARIUS
QUARTARIUS I equal ¼ pint
Meat ball, ℞ [261], seq. —— with laser, ℞ [472-3]; meat, boiled, stewed, ℞ [271]; keeping of, ℞ [10], [13]; how to make pickled meat sweet, ℞ [12]; to decorate or garnish, ℞ [394], (see [marinade]); meat pudding, ℞ [42]; —— loaf, ℞ [384], 172
Meat displayed in windows, p. [73]; ancient —— diet, p. [31]; ancient —— supply, p. [31]