ATRIUM, living room in a Roman residence, formerly used for kitchen purposes, hence the name, "black room," because of the smoky walls. Like all simple things then and now, the Atrium often developed into a magnificently decorated court, with fountains and marble statues, and became a sort of parlor to receive the guests of the house ATTAGENA (ATAGENA), heath cock, a game bird. ℞ 218, seq. AURATA, a fish, "golden" dory, red snapper. ℞ 157, 461, 462 AVELLANA, hazelnut, filbert, Fr. AVELLINE ---- NUX, ---- NUCLEUS, kernel of f. ℞ 297 and in the list of the Excerpta AVENA, a species of bearded grass, haver-grass, oats, wild oats AVIBUS, IN-- ℞ 220, 21, 24, 27 AVICULARIUS, bird keeper, poulterer AVIS, bird, fowl; AVES ESCULENTAE, edible birds. ---- HIRCOSAE, ill-smelling birds, ℞ 229-30, ---- NE LIQUESCANT, ℞ 233 B BACCA, berry, seed. ---- MYRTHEA, myrtle berry; ---- RUTAE, rue berry; ---- LAUREA, laurel berry, etc. Bacon, ℞ 285-90; see also SALSUM BAIAE, a town, watering place of the ancients, for which many dishes are named. ℞ 205. BAIANUM pertaining to BAIAE; hence EMPHRACTUM ----, FABAE, etc. ℞ 202, 205, 432; Baian Seafood Stew, ℞ 431 Bakery in Pompeii, illustration, p. 2 Bantam Chicken, ℞ 237 Barracuda, a fish, ℞ 158 Barley Broth, ℞ 172, 200, 247 BARRICA, ℞ 173 Barthélemy, J. J., writer, translator of Anacharsis, p. 8 Baseggio, G., editor, Apiciana, No. 13, p. 270 BASILICUM, basil Bavarian Cabbage, ℞ 87 Beans, ℞ 96, 189, 194-8, 247; Green ---- ℞ 247; ---- sauté, ℞ 203; ---- in mustard, ℞ 204 ---- Baian style, ℞ 202 ---- "Egyptian," see COLOCASIUM Beauvilliers, A., French cook; cf. Styrio Beef, p. 30; shortage of ---- diet, p. 30 ---- "Beef Eaters," p. 30 ---- dishes, ℞ 351, seq. Beets, ℞ 70, 97, 98, 183 ---- named for Varro, ℞ 70, 97, 98 Bernardinus, of Venice, printer, p. 258 Bernhold, J. M., editor, Apiciana, Nos. 2-3, 12-14, pp. 258, seq. BETA, beet, which see BETACEOS VARRONES, ℞ 70 Bibliographers of Apicius, see Apiciana Birds, Book VI, ℞ 210-227; treatment of strong-smelling ---- ℞ 229, 230 BLITUM, a pot herb, the arrack or orage, also spinach, according to some interpreters Boar, wild, ℞ 329-38, p. 314 Boiled Dinners, ℞ 125 BOLETAR, a dish for mushrooms, ℞ 183 BOLETUS, mushroom, ℞ 309-14 Bordelaise, ℞ 351 Borrichius, Olaus, p. 268 BOTELLUS, (dim. of BOTULUS) small sausage, ℞ 60. BOTULUS, a sausage, meat pudding, black pudding, ℞ 60, 61, 172 BOUILLABAISSE, a fish stew of Marseilles, ℞ 431, 481 Bouquet garni, ℞ 138 BOVES, Beef cattle; cf. BUBULA Bowls for mixing wine, etc., see Crater ---- for fruit or dessert, illustration, p. 61 Brain Sausage, ℞ 45 ---- Custard, ℞ 128 ---- and bacon, ℞ 148 ---- and chicken with peas, ℞ 198 Brandt, Edward, Editor, Commentator, ℞ 29, 170, p. 273