Potted Entrées, ℞ 54 POTUS, drink PRAECOQUO, --OCTUS, --OCIA, "cooked beforehand," also ripened too early, but the present kitchen term is "blanching," or "parboiling." Cf. PRAEDURO PRAEDURO, to harden by boiling, to blanch, ℞ 119 Preserves, several in Book I Preserving (keeping of) meats, ℞ 10-12; ---- fried fish, ℞ 13; ---- fruit, figs, prunes, pears, etc., ℞ 19-24, 28, 29, 30; ---- grapes, ℞ 19; ---- honey cakes, ℞ 16; ---- mulberries, ℞ 24; ---- oysters, ℞ 14; ---- pomegranates, ℞ 20; ---- pot herbs, ℞ 25; ---- quinces, ℞ 21; ---- sorrel, sour dock, ℞ 26; ---- citron, ℞ 23; ---- truffles, ℞ 27; ---- vegetable purée, ℞ 106 Press, wine illustration, p. 92 Processing, ℞ 19-24 PRUNA, live, burning coal PRUNUM, plum; ---- DAMASCENUM, p. from Damascus, ℞ 22; this variety came dried, resembling our large prunes. ---- SILVESTRIS, sloe berry, which by culture and pruning has become the ancestor of plums, etc. PTISANA, (better) TISANA, barley broth, rice broth, a gruel, ℞ 173-3, 200-1; ---- TARICHA, ℞ 173 Pudding, ℞ 60 PULLUS, PULLULUS, young animal of any kind but principally a pullet, chicken, ℞ 51, 2-7, 213, 235-6, seq.; ---- RAPTUS, note 1, ℞ 140 PULLUM PARTHICUM, ℞ 237; OXYZOMUM, ℞ 238; ---- NUMIDICUM, ℞ 239; ---- LASERATUM, ℞ 240; ---- ELIXUM, ℞ 242; ---- CUM CUCURBITIS, ℞ 243; ---- CUM COLOCASIIS, ℞ 244; ---- VARDANUM, ℞ 245; ---- FRONTONIANUM, ℞ 246; ---- TRACTOGALATUM, ℞ 247; ---- FARSILIS, ℞ 248; LEUCOZOMUM, ℞ 250 PULMENTARIUM, any food eaten with vegetables, pulse or bread, or a dish composed of these ingredients, ℞ 67-71 PULMO, lung, ℞ 29 PULPA, --MENTUM, ℞ 42, 134; also PULMENTUM PULS, --E, PULTICULUM, Books IV, V, a porridge, polenta, ℞ 178, seq.; PULTES JULIANAE, ℞ 178; ---- OENOCOCTI, ℞ 179; ---- TRACTOGALATAE, ℞ 181 PULTARIUS, a bowl, a "cereal" dish, ℞ 104 Pumpkin, B. III, ℞ 73-80; ---- pie, ℞ 137; ---- fritters, ℞ 176; ---- like dasheens, ℞ 74; ---- Alexandrine Style, ℞ 75; ---- boiled, ℞ 76; ---- fried, ℞ 77; ---- 78; ---- mashed, ℞ 79; ---- and chicken, ℞ 80 Purée of lettuce, ℞ 130 PYRETHRUM, --ON, Spanish camomile, pellitory Q QUARTARIUS, a measure (which see), 1/4 pint Quenelles, ℞ 131 Quinces, ℞ 21, 162 R Rabbit, ℞ 54 Radishes, ℞ 102 Ragoût of brains and bacon, ℞ 147; ---- financière, ℞ 166 RAIA, the sea-fish ray, or skate; also whip-ray; p. 343, ℞ 403-4; Raie au beurre noir, ℞ 404 Raisins, ℞ 30 RANAE, frogs, have been an article of diet for ages. Platina gives fine directions for their preparation. He recommends only frogs living in the water. RUBETAS ET SUB TERRA VIVENTES, UT NOXIAS REJICIO! AQUATILAS HAE SUNT DE QUIBUS LOQUOR