COCULUM, a cooking vessel COCUS, COQUUS, cook, which see Coelius, name of a person, erroneously attached to that of Apicius; also Caelius, p. 13 COLADIUM, --EDIUM, --ESIUM, --OESIUM, variations of COLOCASIUM, which see Colander, illustration of a, p. 58 COLICULUS, CAULICULUS, a tender shoot, a small stalk or stem, ℞ 87-92 COLO, to strain, to filter, cf. ℞ 73 COLOCASIA, COLOCASIUM, the dasheen, or taro, or tanyah tuber, of which there are many varieties; the root of a plant known to the ancients as Egyptian Bean. Descriptions in the notes to the ℞ 74, 154, 172, 200, 244 and 322 COLUM NIVARIUM, a strainer or colander for wine and other liquids. See illustration, p. 58 COLUMBA, female pigeon; COLUMBUS, the male; COLUMBULUS, --A, squab, ℞ 220. Also used as an endearing term Columella, writer on agriculture; ---- on bulbs, ℞ 307; ---- mentioning Matius, ℞ 167 COLYMBADES (OLIVAE), olives "swimming" in the brine; from COLYMBUS, swimming pool Combination of dishes, ℞ 46 Commentaries on Apicius, p. 272 Commodus, a Roman, ℞ 197 Compôte of early fruit, ℞ 177 CONCHA, shellfish muscle, cockle scallop, pearl oyster; also the pearl itself, or mother-of-pearl; also any hollow vessel resembling a mussel shell (cf. illustration, p. 125) hence CONCHA SALIS PURI, a salt cellar. Hence also CONCHIS, beans or peas cooked "in the shell" or in the pod; and diminutives and variations: CONCHICLA FABA, (bean in the pod) for CONCHICULA, which is the same as CONCHIS and CONCICLA; ℞ 194-98, 411. ---- APICIANA, ℞ 195; ---- DE PISA, ℞ 196; ---- COMMODIANA, ℞ 197; ---- FARSILIS, ℞ 199 CONCHICLATUS, ℞ 199 CONCRESCO, grow together, run together, thicken, congeal, also curdle, etc., same as CONCRETIO, CONCRETUM CONDIO, to salt, to season, to flavor; to give relish or zest, to spice, to prepare with honey or pepper, and also (since spicing does this very thing) to preserve CONDITIO, laying up, preserving. CONDITIVUS, that which is laid up or preserved, same as CONDITUM CONDITOR, one who spices. Ger. Konditor, a pastry maker CONDIMENTARIUS, spice merchant, grocer CONDIMENTUM, condiment, sauce, dressing, seasoning, pickle, anything used for flavoring, seasoning, pickling ---- VIRIDE green herbs, pot herbs; cf. CONDITURA. ---- PRO PELAMIDE, ℞ 445; ---- PRO THYNNO, ℞ 446; ---- IN PERCAM, ℞ 447; ---- IN RUBELLIONEM, ℞ 448; ---- RATIO CONDIENDI MURENAS, ℞ 449; ---- LACERTOS, ℞ 456; ---- PRO LACERTO ASSO, ℞ 457; ---- THYNNUM ET DENTICEM, ℞ 458; ---- DENTICIS, ℞ 460; ---- IN DENTICE ELIXO, ℞ 461; ---- AURATA, ℞ 462; ---- IN AURATAM ASSAM, ℞ 463; ---- SCORPIONES, ℞ 464; ---- ANGUILLAM, ℞ 466; ---- ALIUD ---- ANGUILLAE, ℞ 467 CONDITUM, preserved, a preserve; cf. CONDIO; ---- MELIRHOMUM, ℞ 2 ---- ABSINTHIUM ROMANUM, ℞ 3 ---- PARADOXUM, ℞ 1 ---- VIOLARUM, ℞ 5 ---- Paradoxum, facsimile of Vat. Ms., p. 253