[1] Tor. _calva_; G.-V. _calvam_. Does not exist. Hum.
_calva legendum puto salvia_.
[425] ANOTHER SAUCE FOR SALT SEA-MULLET
_ALITER IUS IN MUGILE SALSO_
PEPPER, ORIGANY, ROCKET, MINT, RUE, SAGE [1], DATE WINE, HONEY, OIL,
VINEGAR AND MUSTARD.
[1] Same as above.
XI [1]
[426] SAUCE FOR CATFISH, BABY TUNNY AND TUNNY
_IUS IN SILURO _[2]_ IN PELAMYDE _[3]_ ET IN THYNNO_ [4]
TO MAKE THEM MORE TASTY USE [5] PEPPER, LOVAGE, CUMIN, ONIONS, MINT,
RUE, SAGE [6] DATE WINE, HONEY, VINEGAR, MUSTARD AND OIL.
[1] The twelve chapters of Book IX, as shown in the
beginning of the text are here increased to fourteen by
G.-V., to wit, XII, _IUS IN MULLO TARICHO_ and XIII,
_SALSUM SINE SALSO_, but these are more properly
included in the above chapter XI, as does Tor. All of
the above fish were salt, and probably were important
commercial articles. The _silurus_, for instance, is
best in the river Danube in the Balkans, while the red
mullet, as seen in ℞ No. 427 came from the sea of
Galilee. Cf. ℞ Nos. 144, 149.
[2] _Silurus_, probably the sly silurus, or sheatfish,
in the U. S. called horn-pout--a large catfish.
[3] _Pelamis_, a tunny before it is a year old.
[4] Tunny, Tunafish.
[5] Tor. wanting in the others.
[6] Cf. note 1 to ℞ No. 424.
XII
[427] SAUCE FOR SALT RED MULLET
_IUS IN MULLO _[1]_ TARICHO_ [2]
IF IN NEED OF CONDIMENTS USE [3] PEPPER, RUE, ONIONS, DATES, GROUND
MUSTARD; MIX ALL WITH [flaked meat of] SEA URCHINS, MOISTEN WITH OIL,
AND POUR OVER THE FISH WHICH IS EITHER FRIED OR BROILED, OMITTING SALT
[4].
[1] Tor. _mulo_, the red sur-mullet--a very esteemed
fish.
[2] Tarichea, town of Galilee, on the sea of Galilee.
Salt mullet as prepared at Tarichea was known as
_Tarichus_. This became finally a generic name for all
kinds of salt fish, whether coming from Tarichea or from
elsewhere. We have an interesting analogy in "Finnan
Haddie," smoked Haddock from Findon, Scotland, corrupted
into "Finnan," and now used for any kind of smoked
Haddock. Cf. ℞ Nos. 144, 149.
[3] Tor. Quite correctly, he questions the need of
condiments for salt fish.
[4] List. uses this last sentence as the title for the
next formula, implying that more salt be added to the
salt fish; Tor. is explicit in saying that no salt be
added which of course, is correct.
XIII
ANOTHER WAY, WITHOUT SALT [PORK?]
_ALITER, SINE SALSO_ [1]
[428] FISH LIVER PUDDING
_SALSUM, SINE SALSO_ [2]
COOK THE LIVER [of the mullet] CRUSH [3] AND ADD PEPPER, EITHER BROTH
OR SALT [4] ADD OIL, LIVER OF HARE, OR OF LAMB [5] OR OF CHICKEN, AND,
IF YOU LIKE, PRESS INTO A FISH MOULD [6] [unmould, after baking]
SPRINKLE WITH VIRGIN OIL [7].
[1] Tor.
[2] G.-V. plainly, a contradiction. The possible meaning
may be, "Salt Fish, without salt pork" as salt fish is
frequently served with bacon.
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