UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZUM RÖMISCHEN KOCHBUCHE Versuch einer Lösung der Apicius-Frage von Edward Brandt, Leipzig, Dietrich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1927. Philologus, Supplementband XIX, Heft III. 164 pp. Dr. Edward Brandt, the philologist of Munich, is the latest of the Apician commentators. His researches are quite exhaustive. While not conclusive (as some of the problems will perhaps never be solved) he has shed much new light on the vexatious questions of the origin and the authors of our old Roman cookery book. APICIANÆ FINIS {Illustration: CANTHARUS, WINE CUP WITH HANDLES Elaborate decoration of Bacchic motifs: wine leaves and masks of satyrs. Hildesheim Treasure.} INDEX and VOCABULARY A Abalana, Abellana, hazelnut, see Avellana Abbreviations, explanation of, p. xv ABDOMEN, sow's udder, belly, fat of lower part of belly, figur. Gluttony, intemperance ABROTANUM, --ONUM, --ONUS the herb lad's love; or, according to most Southernwood. ABROTONUM is also a town in Africa Absinth. ABSINTHIUM, the herb wormwood. The Romans used A. from several parts of the world. ℞ 3, also APSINTHIUM ABSINTHIATUS, --UM, flavored with wormwood, ℞ 3 ABSINTHITES, wine tempered or mixed with wormwood; modern absinth or Vermouth, cf. ℞ 3 ABSINTHIUM ROMANUM, ℞ 3 ABUA, a small fish; see APUA, ℞ 138, 139, 147 ACER, ACEO, ACIDUM, to be or to make sour, tart ACETABULUM, a "vinegar" cruet: a small measure, equivalent to 15 Attic drachms; see Measures ACETUM, vinegar ---- MULSUM, mead ACICULA, ACUS, the needle fish, or horn-back, or horn-beak; a long fish with a snout sharp like a needle; the gar-fish, or sea-needle ACIDUM, sour; same as ACER ACINATICIUS, a costly raisin wine ACINOSUS, full of kernels or stones ACINUS, --UM, a grain, or grape raisin berry or kernel ACIPENSER, a large fish, sturgeon, ℞ 145; also see STYRIO ACOR, --UM, sourness, tartness; the herb sweetcane, gardenflag, galangale ACRIMONIA, acidity, tartness, sourness; harshness of taste ACUS, same as ACICULA Adjustable Table, illustration, p. 138 ADULTERAM, "tempting" dish, ℞ 192 Adulterations of food in antiquity, pp. 33, 39, seq. 147; ℞ 6, 7, 9, 15, 17, 18. Also see Cookery, deceptive Advertising cooked ham, ℞ 287 Advertising ancient hotels, p. 6 Aegineta, Paulus, writer on medicine and cookery, see Apiciana, No. 5-6 AENEUM, a "metal" cooking utensil, a CACCABUS, which see; AENEUM VAS, a mixing bowl; AENEA PATELLA, a pewter, bronze or silver service platter. Aeno Coctus, braised, sometimes confused with oenococtum, stewed in wine AËROPTES, fowl, birds; the correct title of Book VI, see p. 141 Aethiopian Cumin ℞ 35 "AFFE" (Ger.) Monkey; ℞ 55; also see Caramel Coloring AGITARE (OVA), to stir, to beat (eggs)