Platina, Bartolomeo, humanist, writer, pp. 8, 9, 19, Apiciana No. 6, and often quoted in this index. Author of first printed Cookery book. Cf. Martino and Platina Exponents of Renaissance Cookery, by J. D. Vehling. Cf. Cibarium, Cornum, Corvus, Frictella, Merula, Morus, Passer, Ranae, Risum, Sturnus, Styrio, Thinca, Thymus, Zanzerella Plato, writer, p. 12 Platters, Roast, p. 219; Athene, p. 158 Plautus, writer, p. 147; ---- naming cooks, ℞ 484; Plautian Latinity, ℞ 153 Pliny, writer, p. 31, ℞ 307, 396, 410 Plumage of birds as a decoration, ℞ 213 Plums, ℞ 22 Plutarch, writer, pp. 3, 66, 128 Poggio, medieval scholar, at Fulda, p. 20 POLEI, POLEGIUM, PULEIUM, penny-royal, flea-bane, flea-wort POLENTA, peeled or pearled barley, ℞ 178 Pollio, Roman, feeding human flesh to fish, ℞ 484 POLYPODIUM, the herb fern or polypody POLYPUS, the fish polypus, ℞ 410 POLYTELES, POLI--, fine dishes, trimmed, set off; "Recherché" food; Title of Book VII Pomegranates, to keep, ℞ 20 Pompeii: Casa di Forno. See p. 2 ---- destroyed, p. 3, seq. ---- Wine Room, illustration, p. 124 Pompeii, city, description of, see Review. Innkeeper at ---- advertising ham, ℞ 287; objects, table ware, etc., found at P., see list of illustrations POMUM, fruit of any tree, as apples, pears, peaches, cherries, figs, dates, nuts, also mulberries and truffles. Cf. MALUM, p. 370 PONTUS, Black Sea Region PORCA, PORCUS, female and male swine; PORCELLUS, PORCELLINUS, young s., pig, ℞ 336-81, 488-94; ---- PORCELLUM FARSILEM, ℞ 366, 367; ---- ASSUM, ℞ 369; ---- ELIXUM, ℞ 368; ---- APICIANUM, ℞ 370; ---- VITELLIANUM, ℞ 371; ---- LAUREATUM, ℞ 373; ---- FRONTINIANUM, ℞ 374; ---- CELSINIANUM, ℞ 376, 377; ---- HORTULANUM, ℞ 378; ---- ELIXUM IUS FRIGIDUM, ℞ 379; ---- TRAIANUM, ℞ 380; ---- CORIANDRATUM, ℞ 488; ---- FLACCIANUM, ℞ 372; ---- OENOCOCTUM, ℞ 489; ---- EO IURE, ℞ 490; ---- THYMO SPARSUM, ℞ 491; OXYZOMUM, ℞ 492; ---- LASARATUM, ℞ 493; ---- IUSCELLATUM, ℞ 494; ---- ASSUM TRACTOMELINUM, ℞ 369; ---- LACTE PASTUM, ℞ 370; ---- IN PORCELLO LACTANTE, ℞ 381 Pork, p. 285; ---- and onions à la Lucretius, ℞ 151; ---- skin, cracklings, ℞ 251-55; ---- udder, ℞ 251; ---- tenderloin, ℞ 251-255; ---- tails and feet, ℞ 251; ---- fig-fed, ℞ 259; ---- cutlets, Hunter Style, ℞ 263; ---- paunch, ℞ 285; ---- loin and kidneys, ℞ 286; ---- shoulder, ℞ 287-88; ---- fresh ham, ℞ 289; ---- bacon, ℞ 290; ---- Salt ---- ℞ 290; ---- forcemeat, ℞ 366 Porker, The ----'s Last Will and Testament, ℞ 376 Porridge, Books IV, V, ℞ 172, 178; ---- and wine sauce, ℞ 179; ---- another, ℞ 180 PORRUM, --US, leek, ℞ 93, 96; "SECTILE ----"--Martial PORTULACA, PORCILACA, purslane POSCA, originally water and vinegar or lemon juice. It became an acid drink of several variations, made with wine, fruit juice, eggs and water Pot Roast, ℞ 270 Potherbs, to keep, ℞ 25, 188, see OLUS