COOK CELERY IN SODA WATER, SQUEEZE [water out] CHOP FINE. IN THE MORTAR CRUSH PEPPER, LOVAGE, ORIGANY, ONION [and mix with] WINE AND STOCK, ADDING SOME OIL. COOK THIS IN THE BOILER [1] AND MIX THE CELERY WITH THIS PREPARATION. [1] _in pultario_. The _pultarius_ is a pot in which cereals were boiled; from _puls_--porridge, pap. [105] ANOTHER MASHED VEGETABLE _ALITER OLUS MOLLE_ [_EX LACTUCIS_] COOK THE LETTUCE LEAVES WITH ONION IN SODA WATER, SQUEEZE [the water out] CHOP VERY FINE; IN THE MORTAR CRUSH PEPPER, LOVAGE, CELERY SEED, DRY MINT, ONION; ADD STOCK, OIL AND WINE. [106] TO PREVENT MASHED VEGETABLES FROM TURNING _OLUS MOLLE NE ARESCAT_ [1] IT WILL BE REQUIRED ABOVE ALL TO CLEAN THE VEGETABLES WELL, TO CUT OFF ALL DECAYED PARTS AND TO COVER [the cooked vegetables] WITH WORMWOOD WATER. [1] Tor. _ne ... exarescat_, the difference in the meaning is immaterial. XVI [107] FIELD HERBS _HERBÆ RUSTICÆ_ FIELD AND FOREST [1] HERBS ARE PREPARED [2] [either raw] WITH STOCK [3] OIL AND VINEGAR [as a salad, [4]] OR AS A COOKED DISH [5] BY ADDING PEPPER, CUMIN AND MASTICH BERRIES. [1] Tor. _ac sylvestres_; V. German, _Feldsalat_. [2] Tor. _parantur_; wanting in other editions. [3] _Liquamine_, here interpreted as brine. [4] Tac., Sch., _et al._ _a manu_; Tor. _vel manu_--because eaten with the hand. [5] Tor. _vel in patina_. XVII [108] NETTLES _URTICÆ_ THE FEMALE NETTLES, WHEN THE SUN IS IN THE POSITION OF THE ARIES, IS SUPPOSED TO RENDER VALUABLE SERVICES AGAINST AILMENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS [1]. [1] Tac., List., Sch., _et al._ _adversus ægritudinem_. Barthius: _Quam ægritudinem?_ etc., etc. Tor. _plurifarias_! Reinsenius: _ad arcendum morbum_, etc., etc. Hum. _scilicet quamcunque hoc est ..._ etc., etc., etc. G.-V. _si voles_. V. This innocent little superstition about the curative qualities of the female nettle causes the savants to engage in various speculations. Nettles are occasionally eaten as vegetables on the Continent. XVIII [109] ENDIVES AND LETTUCE _INTUBA ET LACTUCÆ_ ENDIVES [are dressed] WITH BRINE, A LITTLE OIL AND CHOPPED ONION, INSTEAD OF THE REAL LETTUCE [1] IN WINTER TIME THE ENDIVES ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE PICKLE [2] [and are dressed] WITH HONEY OR VINEGAR. [1] Hum. _pro lactucis uere_; Tor. _p. l. accipint_; G.-V. _p. l. vero_ (separated by period)--all indicating that endives are a substitute for lettuce when this is not available. [2] Cf. ℞ No. 27, also Nos. 22 and 23. [110] LETTUCE SALAD, FIELD SALAD _AGRESTES LACTUCÆ_ [1] [Dress it] WITH VINEGAR DRESSING AND A LITTLE BRINE STOCK; WHICH HELPS DIGESTION AND IS TAKEN TO COUNTERACT INFLATION [2]. [1] Tor. _sic_; Hum. _agri l._; Tac. _id._; Sch. and G.-V. have _acri_ as an adjective to vinegar, the last word in the preceding formula.