[2031] He must mean a thinner juice, though still sweet.
[2032] About the peduncle or stalk of the fig. The juice here, Fée says, is a real sugar, of the same nature as that which circulates throughout the whole fruit: the juice in the interior of which is produced by another order of vessels.
[2033] The juice is only foamy when the vinous fermentation is established. It has that appearance, however, when the fruit is bitten with the teeth.
[2034] The “hard-berry,” or nectarine.
[2035] In the sense of aromatic, or penetrating.
[2036] He probably means those of a luscious or sirupy nature, without any acidity whatever.
[2037] He seems to mean that the thick, luscious wines require longer keeping, before they will gain any aroma at all. This would be done, probably, at the expense of their sweetness.
[2038] Or he may mean, that a fine flavour and a fine smell cannot co-exist.
[2039] The reading here should be “acutissimus,” probably, instead of “acerrimus.” The odour exists in the rind of the citron and in the outer coat of the quince; if these are removed, the fruit becomes inodorous.
[2040] “Tenuis.” He may possibly mean “faint.”