Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

FRY AND SERVE THEM AS AN ENTRÉE DISH IN A WINE SAUCE. [1] V. This formula is virtually a repetition of {Rx} No. 46, all the more bewildering because of the divergence of the term (Cf. {Rx} No. 115), which stands for "scallops" or the muscular part of any bivalve, at least in the above formula. The Græco-Latin word for cow-parsnip is _spondylium_, _sphondylium_, _spondylion_. It is almost certain that the preceding parsnips formulæ are in the right place here. They are in direct line with the other vegetables here treated--the shellfish--_spondylus_--would be out of place in this chapter, Book III, The Gardener. All the recipes, with the exception of the above, fit a vegetable like parsnips. Even Lister's and Humelberg's interpretation of the term, who read _spongioli_--mushrooms--could be questioned under this heading, Book III. It is barely possible that this entire series of formulæ, _Spondyli uel fonduli_ ({Rx} Nos. 115-121) does belong to Book II among the scallop _hysitia_, though we are little inclined to accept this theory. Cf. {Rx} No. 122 which appears to be a confirmation of the view expressed above. XXI [122] CARROTS AND PARSNIPS _CAROTÆ ET PASTINACÆ_ CARROTS OR PARSNIPS ARE FRIED [and served] WITH A WINE SAUCE. V. Exactly like {Rx} No. 115, which may be a confirmation that _spondyli_ stands for cow-parsnips. [123] ANOTHER WAY _ALITER_ THE CARROTS [are cooked] SALTED [and served] WITH PURE OIL AND VINEGAR. V. As a salad. "Italian Salad" consists of a variety of such cooked vegetables, nicely dressed with oil and vinegar, or with mayonnaise. Cf. {Rx} No. 102. [124] ANOTHER WAY _ALITER_ THE CARROTS [are] BOILED [and] SLICED, STEWED WITH CUMIN AND A LITTLE OIL AND ARE SERVED. AT THE SAME TIME [1] [here is your opportunity] MAKE A CUMIN SAUCE [from the carrot juice] FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE COLIC [2]. [1] Ex Tor. wanting elsewhere. [2] Tac. _coliorum_; Tor. _cuminatum colicorum_; List. _c. coloratum_--colored; G.-V. _c. colorium_. END OF BOOK III _EXPLICIT APICII CEPURICA DE OLERIBUS LIBER TERTIUS_ [Tac.] {Illustration: THERMOSPODIUM OF PLAIN DESIGN Water and food heater for everyday purposes. Charcoal fuel. Foods