in fashion in Paris; eaten in Germany; disdained in England, 249
Fruits, the primitive food; Hebrew legislation; how eaten, 95
“ how preserved, 96
“ when served, 96, 97
Fruit-trees on the house tops, 96
Frumenta, 41
Funereal banquet, 357
Furfuraceus panis, a sort of bread, 38
Furrows, their length, 18
Gala of the pagan pontiffs, 356
Galactophagists, drinkers of milk, 168
Galba’s breakfast, 257
“ gastronomic profusion, 341
Galen, his opinion of the pear, 107
Game, feathered, 193
“ its preservation, 194
“ fabulous expenses for, 207
“ abundant in Ithaca, 339
“ permitted to the Hebrews, 193
Gardening in Great Britain, 17
“ known at an early period, 59
Gardens, of Babylon; of Alcinous; Roman, 59
Garlic, a god in Egypt; a military food;
given to cocks; used by countrymen; proscribed by a King of Castile, 81
“ its virtues; how to render it milder, 82
Garoe, a curious tree, 298
Garos, a shrimp, 270
Garum, 213, 269
“ sociorum; 236, 270
“ obtained from anchovies, 240
“ procured from Spain, 243
“ its price; from shrimps; from mackerel;
of the allies; from tunny-fish; from the red mullet, 270
“ from saxatile fish; its preparation;
used as a seasoning; from various animals, 271
“ its modifications; digestive, 272
“ used in Turkey, 273
Garus, a shrimp, 270
Gastronomy, where it has flourished, 126
“ the offspring of appetite and sensuality, 210
“ promotes friendship, 402
Gatis, Queen of Syria, 211
Gaul, renowned for hams, 137
Gauls, enticed by the figs of Italy, 114
Geese, saved the Capitol, 151
“ appreciated by the ancients; their prudence; honoured by the Britons, 159
“ kept in the Capitol; a symbol of safety; fattening, 160, 161
Gelatine sauce, 258
Gellia, anecdote of, 189
George IV., his coronation banquet, 408
Geta’s banquet, 126
“ alphabetical dishes, 257
Getes, drinkers of milk, 168
Gills of mullets, 219
Ginger, 92
“ bread, 40
“ known to the ancients, 285
Gladiators, fighting to amuse the guests, 396
Globi, a kind of pastry, 288
Gloucestershire, renowned for its wines, 336
Goat, killed by Bacchus, 124
Gold-fish, how dressed; gave its name to Sergius, 230
Golden age, dietetic of the, 124
“ apples, 109
Gods of the sea, 294
Gonesse, bread of, 39
Goose’s liver, 160, 161
Goose à la Gauloise; served on Michaelmas day, 161
Gorgor introduces honey into Spain, 273
Goslings, in repute among the Greeks, 159
“ how fattened, 160
Gourd, brought from India; how prepared and preserved; from Antioch, 66
Grain, spread on the furrows, 14
Grains, 46
Granada, its olives, 98
Granatum, pomegranate, 122
“ wine, 331
Granea, how prepared, 20
Grapes, offered to Bacchus, 95
“ served on the Roman tables, 325
“ preserved, 325
Grass, a primitive seat, 368
Grasshoppers, 265, 390
Greek-nut, 117
Greeks, fond of agriculture, 11
“ their cattle-markets, 128
“ eat dogs, 151
“ laid the foundation of Ichthyophagy, 211
Grinding of corn, 23
Grinding-stones, by whom invented, 24, 25
“ used by ancient nations, 25
Grindstones, of porous lava, 28
Gruel, of the Romans, 33, 34
Gudgeon, 238
“ when served; seasoning, 239
Guests, 368
“ their places, 372
“ their number, 381
Guinea hen, native place; à la Numide, 163
“ sacrificed to Caligula, 165
Guiseau, a kind of eel, 228
Haddock, served with pomp, 236
Halec, a kind of brine, 240
Hall, atrium, 376
Hall-keeper, atriensis, 376
Halmades, a kind of olives, 98
Hams, when served, 137
Hand-mills, 25
Hare, how prepared; forbidden to the Jews; abounded in Greece, 188
Hare’s down used for couches, 373
Haricots, introduced by Alexander, 55
“ when served, 56
Harold, the British Nimrod (King), 182
Hazel-nut, 120
Healths, how drank, 383, 393, 394
Hebrews, their cattle-markets, 128
“ their use of wine, 323
Hedgehog, 190
Heliogabalus, fond of pheasants, 195
“ thrushes and ostrichs’s brains, 199, 204
“ was served with gills of mullets, 219
“ gorged the pheasants with an expensive delicacy, 221
“ his couches, 373
“ his childish espiégleries, 373
“ biography, 400
Hempseed, 48
Hen of Numidia, 163
Henry I. of England, his death, 222
Hens, proscribed by C. Fannius, 154
“ aviaries; inauspicious cackling; feeding, 155, 156
“ worshipped, 175
“ of Adria; eggs, 177
Hercules, the patron of butchers, 129
“ a powerful hunter, 179
“ resuscitated by a quail, 196
Heroes of Homer, fond of animal food, 126
“ their culinary talents, 253
Heron, 193, 194
Herring, unknown to the ancients; caught
on the coast of Scotland; sold by the Dutch, 239
“ how preserved, 240
Hesperides apples, 109
Hippocrates, prejudiced against beans, 53
Hippolochus, a defender of quails, 197
Hirpinus’s park, 181
“ fish-ponds, 243
Hirtius, celebrated for his fish-ponds, 220
“ his sea-eels, 221
Hirundo esculenta, sea-swallow, 205
Hog à la Troyenne, 136
Homer, his heroes, 126
“ his poem in favour of thrushes, 197
Honey, discovered by Aristæus;
its qualities; introduced into Spain;
recommended by Pythagoras; produced by the air;
by flowers, 273
“ by reeds; from Attica; when served; seasoning, 374
“ obtained from dates, 101
Honeyed wine, 131
Hôpital, prohibits the sale of pies (Chancelier de l’), 290
Horace, fond of parsley, 83
“ peacocks, 176
Hordeum, barley, 20
Horns, used for cups, 318
Hors-d’œuvre, 381
Horse-radish despised; various sorts; preparation of the seed, 80
“ spoils the teeth, 81
“ its properties, 80, 81
Horses, trained by Castor, 179
Hortensius, the first who served a peacock, 167
“ his park, 181
“ wept over the death of a fish, 214
Hospitality, described by Apollodorus, 355
“ of the English aristocracy, 384
Hot-houses, known to the ancients, 94
“ wine, 393
Hunting, its antiquity, 179
“ of the ancients, 180
“ permitted by the Roman law; in England, 181, 182
Hydromel, 304
Hydromelon, 305
Hydrorosatum, 305
Hyperbius, son of Mars, 124
Hypotrimma, a stomachic condiment, 272
Hyssop, its virtues, 88, 89
“ wine, 334
Ibrahim Pacha, entertained by the Reform Club, 408
Ice, how obtained; from the Alps; ice-houses, 295
Iced beverages, 296
Ichthyophagy, 210
“ of the Greeks; of the Romans, 208
Ichthyophilists, 212
Imperial sausages, 141
Incrustations, for tables, 368
Indolent appetite, 255
Innkeepers, 336
Intoxication, not unfashionable with the ancients, 317
“ in the middle ages, 337
“ punished in France, 337, 338
Invitation to dinner, 387
Irrigation of gardens, 59
Israelites, fed on quails, 196
“ their public repasts, 346
Ivory tables, 394
James I. and lamb’s fleece, 182
Janus planted the vine in Italy, 323
Jews, devoted to agriculture, 10
“ abstained from the pig, 134
“ “ hare, 188
Judea, its fertility, 12
“ produced excellent dates, 101
Jugglers, 384, 395
Jupiter, his stratagem against the Gauls, 33
“ suckled by a sow, 134
Jus Nigrum, black sauce, of Lacedæmon, 252
Keneffes, German, 258
Kervynge, the Booke of, 370
Kid, venerated by the Egyptians;
a favourite dish with the Hebrews;
the Greeks; of Attica, 148
“ Sicily; Tivoli; various preparations, 149
King of the banquet, 383
Kirschen-wasser, 103
Kitchen, ancient remains, 259
“ description, 260
“ in the middle ages, 353
Kitchen-garden, 59
Knives, 264
Ladies, fond of oysters (Roman), 244
“ forbidden to drink wine, 332
Lady of the lamb, 148
Lamb, offered in sacrifice; Paschal, 146
“ a luxury; in repute among the ancients; various preparations, 147
Lamprey, dried up by the sun; stops a vessel; its high price, 222
“ killed in Candian wine; how prepared, 223
“ compared to quails, 224
Lares, household gods, 390
Lark, 207
Latona, presented with leeks, 77
Leaven, known to the Jews, 31
“ how used by the Greeks, 33
“ different kinds, 36
Lecticarii, servants, 378
Leek, an Egyptian divinity; cured numerous diseases;
how prepared; how to make them acquire
an extraordinary size; they are offered to Latona, 77
Legislation, concerning the Roman slaves, 209
Lemon tree, its origin, 109
“ received from Persia, 110
“ used for tables and beds, 110, 368
Lemons, considered as a counter-poison;
how preserved; lemon-peel, a digestive, 110
Lentils, etymology; known to the Hebrews;
appreciated by the Egyptians; by the Greeks;
not in high repute with the Romans; supposed to soften the temper, 57
“ an ill-omened food; a funereal vegetable, 58
Lesbos wine, 328
Lettuce, eaten by the Hebrews; its narcotic
virtue; irrigated with wine; served with eggs, 74
“ how prepared, 75
Le Vaillant, his opinion of the elephant’s feet and trunk, 191
Libations, 390
Libum, a sort of cake, 287
Liburnian oil, 100
Licinian law respecting cattle, 127
“ concerning the Roman diet, 51
Licinius Muræna, 220
Lighting of the ancients, 366
Linseed, 48
Liqueur wine, 332, 334
List of the repast, 264
Liver of the red mullet, 213
Livia and the sorceress, 176
“ fond of good wine, 332
Livio contrived to fatten peacocks, 167
Loach, how dressed in Italy, 238
Loaves, Roman, 37
Lobster, a favourite dish, 247
“ how prepared, 248
Loligo, how served, 237
Louis XI imprisons blackbirds, 199
“ XIV., his public repasts, 349
“ his dinners, 350
“ suppers, 350
Lucanian sausages, 138, 140
Lucrinus, a lake renowned for its fish, 243
Lucullian ham, 139
Lucullus, introduced the cherry tree, 102
“ his park, 181
“ fed thrushes, 199
“ brought up the sea to his gardens, 213
“ his ambigu to Cicero and Pompey, 257, 348
Lupin, used for cattle, 47
“ etymology, 48
Lutatian cherry, 103
Luxury of the Romans, 356
Lycurgus commanded little children to fast, 252
“ destroyed the vines of Lacedæmon, 323
Lysimachus, his tax on salt, 267
Macédoine Germanique of milk, 170
Macedonia, its giant pigs, 136
“ of chickens, 157
Macedonian pork, 138
Mackerel, 235
“ its dangerous appetite; supplied a sort of garum, 236, 270
“ appreciated by the ancients, 236
“ etymology, 235
“ furnished a valuable brine, 213
Madidus panis, a sort of cosmetic, 38
Mecænas introduced the flesh of the ass, 150
Magiric science, its beginnings, 123
Mahomedans abstain from the pig, 134
Majordomo, 260
Mallows, their properties; in high renown;
among the ancient acetaria; how prepared; served as a salad, 64
Mamertinum wine, 329
Manlius, his trick with the Gauls, 33
Manure, Greek and Roman, 14
“ obtained from thrushes, 198
Maple, used for tables, 368
Maragnon cocoa, 313
Mares’ milk cheese, 173
Marionettes with the ancients, 395
Marjoram wine (wild), 333
Markets, 128
Market-bell, 212
Marl, used as manure, 14
Martinique coffee, 310
Mary Stuart’s supper, 383
Mauviette, a species of lark, 207
Meals, their number, 342
Meat, preserved without salt, 131
“ sold by mication, 129
“ given by guests to their servants, 394
Median apples, 109
Mediastini, servants, 387
Megalartus, taught to knead flour, 32
Meilleraye, his bill for vinegar (Duke de La), 278
Meleager, mourned by turkeys, 164
Meleagrides, turkeys, 164
Melitates, a sort of pastry, 33, 285
Mellona, the protectress of bees, 273
Melon, 77
“ from Asia; perfumed by the Greeks;
appreciated in Rome;
how to render it milder; its Hygienic qualities;
how prepared; brought from Italy, 78
Mercury was presented with milk, 169
Merenda, 343
Mication, used for the sale of meat, 129
Michaelmas day, goose served at dinner, 161
Michaux, a botanist, 19
“ brought peas into repute, 56
Miletus, the inventor of grinding-stones, 25
Milk, 168
“ a primitive food, 123
“ an emblem of fertility; the principal food of several nations, 168
“ offered to Ceres; to Mercury; its qualities, 169
“ Macédoine Germanique of, 170
“ mixed with coffee, 312
Millers, their festival (Roman), 26
Millet, 43
“ used for making cakes, 20
Millium, millet, 20
Mills introduced to Rome, 25
“ of the ancients; hydraulic mills; mentioned by Vitruvius, 27
“ where invented; constructed by Belisarius;
description; known in England, 28
“ wind-mills, 29
Milo, a notorious eater, 143, 339
Minerva, the patroness of the olive tree, 95
“ produced the olive tree, 97
Minos, his sumptuary laws, 346
Mint, formerly a young girl; prevented milk from curdling, 90
“ wine, 333
Minturnæ, the retreat of Apicius, 247
Mirabelle plums, 105
Misor taught the art of seasoning, 267
Mithœcus, a magiric writer, 254
Mithridates cultivated the cherry tree, 102
“ his antidote, 119
“ his opinion of the duck, 158
Mocha coffee, 310
Mola, a goddess, 25, 26
Monsieur, plums of, 105
Morel, a sort of mushroom, 282
Moretaria, a stomachic condiment, 272
Mortars, used to pound the grain, 24, 25
Mosaic law, concerning cattle, 127
Moses, promoted agriculture, 11, 322
Mostecham sauce, 258
Mountebanks enlivening the banquets, 344
Moût sauce, 258
Mugil, how dressed, 235
Mulberry tree, its wisdom; a native of Canaan; its juice and wine, 116
Mullet, red, 218
“ killed on the table, 213, 218
“ in brine, 213
“ anecdote of Philoxenus, 218
“ how cooked; its price, 218
“ its liver and head; weight, 219
Mulsum wine, cure for head-ache, 331
Muræna, sea-eel, 208
“ dear to Hortensius, 214
Murrhine vases, 319
Muria, brine; dura; a convivial punishment, 269
Muses, protected the palm-tree, 95, 100
Mushrooms, the dish of the gods; their
poisonous effects; relished by the ancients, 282
“ how they are grown, 283
Musicians, symphoniaci, 389
Mussels, praised by the ancients, served
to the gods; how seasoned, 245
Mustaceum of the Romans, 286
Mustard, 46
“ etymology, 46, 47
“ a remedy against venomous serpents, 46
Myrrhinum wine, 331
Myrtites wine, 305
Myrtle wine, 334
Napkins used by the ancients, 375
Naples, its good cheer, 126
Napoleon I., his coronation banquet, 407
Nero’s iced water, 305
“ dining-room, 363
“ he sets fire to Rome, 369
“ biographical note, 399
Nestor’s cup, 317
Nets, 249
New year eggs, 178
Nicolas of Damascus, his dates, 101
Nicomachus and his estate, 177
Nicomedes and his cook, 44, 45
Noisettes, hazel nuts, 120
Nomenculatores, servants, 377
Northumberland (Duke of), his munificence, 408
Nougat of the ancients, 285
Numidian chicken, 157
Nut-tree, 120
“ nuts of Jupiter; Persian, 118
“ of Heraclea, 120
Oak, supplied a primitive food, 24
Oatmeal, relished by the ancients, 43
Oats, 42
“ appreciated by the Germans, 20
“ oat soup; oat cream, 42
Obsonator, servant, 260, 377
Œnanthinum wine, 335
Œnogarum, 73
Officers appointed to watch over the water, 294
Oil, abounded in the East; used by the Patriarchs, 97
“ the best; its price in Rome, 98
“ served to Julius Cæsar; used at the baths; distribution of oil, 99
“ Liburnian oil, 100
“ of almonds, 117
“ of chestnuts, 121
Oil-mills, invented by Aristæus, 97
Olive-tree, 96
“ discovered by Minerva; its pre-eminence; used for various emblems, 97
“ cultivated by the Jews; in Greece, 98
Olives, preserved by the Hebrews; of Andalusia; of Granada; cultivation, 98
“ when served, 99
Olla, a Spanish dish, 258
Olympian pig’s liver, 140
Omphacomeli, a beverage, 305
Onions, brought into Greece; how prepared; with honey, 76
Orach, its pernicious properties, 87
Orange-tree, its native place; introduced
by the Portuguese; unknown to the Romans, 111
“ stuck with cloves, 112
Orchius, the Tribune, 381
Organs of the Romans, 389
Orpheus and the primitive egg, 176
Ortolans, sent to Rome, 203
Oryza, rice, 20
Osiris, the inventor of agriculture, 9
“ introduced the plough into Egypt, 12
Ostiarius, porter, 376
Ostrich, fatted and salted, 203
“ served on some tables; dish of ostrich’s brains; eggs; a friandise, 204
Otranto, the palm tree of, 100
Ovens, used by the Jews, 31
“ near the hand-mills, 33
“ first built in Rome, 34
“ portable, 35
Ox, sacrificed by Prometheus, 124
“ offered to Jupiter; devouring a sacred cake, 125
“ roasted whole, 142, 410
“ an emblem of agriculture; its image on coins; offered to pugilists, 142
“ its flesh permitted to the Hebrews; praised by Hippocrates; price of, 143
“ highly valued by the Romans, 145
“ care taken of; tracing a furrow, 14
“ sacrificed to Bubona, 128
Oxycrat, a military drink, 304
Oxymel, 304
Oxyporon, a seasoning, 274
Oysters, uncommon in ancient times; served
to the pagan pontiffs; their price, 242
“ preserved fat and alive; sent to Trajan;
when served in Greece; often served raw; how fattened, 343
“ how dressed; from the Atlantic ocean;
from Bordeaux; how preserved; pickled;
forgotten for a long period, 244
Palatine broil, 147
Pales, 128
Palestine, renowned for its wines, 322
Palladius cultivated the lemon tree, 110
Palm-tree, consecrated to the Muses, 95, 100
“ of Otranto, 100
“ its usefulness, 101
“ supplied the schecar, 100
Pan, 31
Pandarus, exempt from indigestions, 251
Panic-grass, 43
“ a favourite dish, 20
Panis, bread; etymology, 31, 32
Parasites, 382, 388
“ their place in banquets, 380
Parks, 180
Parrot-fish, 223
Parsley given as a prize, 82
“ its origin; culinary preparation; a symbol of mourning, 83
Parsley, the food of chargers; a favourite plant
with Horace; sung by Anacreon, 83
“ seed wine, 333
Parthian chicken, 157
Partridges, 195
“ their price; the best parts; their fights, 196
“ feathers used for couches, 373
“ eggs, 177
Paschal lamb, 146
Passum wine, 330
Pastry of the Jews; among the Egyptians;
with the Greeks and Romans, 284
“ patronised by eminent persons, 290
“ its progress, 291
“ cooks, 285, 290
Patinæ, dishes, 263
Peach-tree, supposed to be poisonous; price of peaches; how preserved, 104
Peacocks, 166
“ admired by Alexander the Great; kept in aviaries;
their price; exhibited in Greece; appreciated in Rome, 166
“ ridiculous consumption; fattened by Livio;
of Samos; reared by Tiberius, 167
“ served as if alive, 167
“ sacrificed to Caligula, 165
“ eggs, 177, 390
“ utility of their feathers, 340
“ used by Roman polyphagists, 244
“ their tails designed on tables, 369
Pear-tree, its native place; qualities of pears, 107
Peas, 56
“ green, little appreciated; grey, relished
by the ancients; sold at the Circus, 56
“ a kind of bribe, 57
Pelasgus patronised the beech tree, 23
Pelorus celebrated for its oysters (Cape), 244
Peniculi, washers, 379
Pennyroyal used as a digestive, 90
“ wine, 333
Pentapharmacum of the Emperor Verus, 257
Pentateuch of Moses, 10
Pepper used by the ancients, 277
Perch, from the Rhine; given to the sick; fed in
the Moselle; relished by the Romans; how dressed, 232
Perdix rustica, the wood-cock, 207
Perfumes, used by the guests, 383
Persians, fond of water-cresses, 84
“ their veneration for water, 293
“ predilection of their kings for figs, 113
Persiller, to give pungency to cheese, 174
Pertinax, fond of pheasants, 195
Pestles, used for bruising wheat, 25
Petronius’s eggs, 201
Pharsalians, their mighty appetite, 340
Pheasants, relished by Severus, 160
“ eggs, 177
“ discovered by the Argonauts; kept in aviaries;
adorned the triumph of Ptolemy; served in sumptuous repasts, 194
“ scarce in Italy; Vitellius relished their brains;
sacrificed to Caligula; recommended to weak stomachs;
sold frozen, 195
“ sausages, 390
Phenicopter, flamingo, 200
Philip of Macedon, fond of apples, 108
Philip-le-Bel’s regulations for fast-days, 214
Philoxenus, died of indigestion, 212
“ a witty epicure, 218
“ devoted to degustation, 254
Phœnicians, abstained from pork, 134
“ venerated the ox, 142
Phrygians, their respect for the ox, 142
Phytalus, received a fig-tree from Ceres, 113
Picenum cakes, 288
Pickled pork, 138
Pickles, relished by the ancients, 278
Pic-nics, known to the ancients, 344
Pie, invented by the Emperor Verus, 286
Pig, killed by Ceres, 124
“ market at Rome, 129
“ portrait of the; its qualities, 133
“ offered to Venus; a sign of peace;
an emblem of fecundity; abhorred by
the Egyptians; forbidden to the Jews; to the Mahomedans, 134
“ of Macedonia, 136
“ stuffed with game, 137
“ forbidden to ramble; of the Abbey St. Antoine, 141
“ suckling, 137
“ the discoverer of truffles, 279
Pigeons, how they were caught, 162
“ a dainty dish; recommended to the sick; their price; how prepared, 163
Pigeon-houses, 162
Pike, little esteemed by ancient epicures;
its multiplication; preparation; longevity, 228
Pilau, 258
Pilchard, how stuffed by the Romans, 238
Pine, consecrated to Cybele, 95
Pip-fruit, 106
Pique-assiette, parasite, 382
Piquette, weak wine of the ancients, 326
Pistachio-tree, a native of India; brought to Rome by Vitellius, 120
“ nuts, recommended by Avicenna, 121
Pistores, corn grinders, 25
Pithyllus, his protector of the tongue, 255
Place of honour in banquets, 373
Placites, a kind of bread, 33
Plaice, 237
Plants, used in seasoning, 86
Plato was fond of figs, 113
Plautus worked at the mill, 27
Plough introduced into Egypt; the Egyptian plough, 12
“ the primitive, 13
“ its simplicity; ancient; Greek; Anglo-Norman; Gallic, 14
Plum tree; plums; how preserved; of Reine Claude;
of Mirabelle; of Monsieur, 105
Plutarch, his vegetarian principles, 126
Pochet, her recipe for tea (Madame), 308
Poisonous peaches, 104
Poitevine sauce, 258
Poivre, his description of birds’ nests, 205
Poles, fond of cucumbers, 73
Politeness of King Clovis, 384
Pollio, his answer to Augustus, 99
Pollio’s (Vedius) atrocious cruelty, 221
“ how he chastised his slaves, 214
Pollux trained hunting dogs, 179
Polypus, its seasoning, 249
Pomegranate, fatal to Proserpine; first cultivated
in the east; brought into Italy; how preserved; different species, 122
Pomona, 95
Pompey and the thrushes of Lucullus, 199
Pompion, treated without ceremony, 71
“ of Egypt; its qualities; how prepared, 72
Pontic nuts, 120
Pontiffs, their banquet (Pagan), 356
Poppæia used asses’ milk, 169
Poppy, its preparation, 86
Pork-meat distributed to the Romans, 130
“ abhorred by some nations, 134
“ recommended to wrestlers; its reputation, 135
“ disguised in various ways, 136
“ pickled, 138
Porpoises, 215
Porter, ostiarius, 376
Portugal orange, 112
Portughan, a name of the orange, 111
Portuguese, introduced the orange tree, 111
Pot-de-vin, a bribe, 337
Poularde à la Viminale, 156
Poultry, the best of aliments, 152
“ permitted to some religious order, 153
“ art of fattening, 161
Pounded bread, 40
Præcocia, apricots, 103
Præfectus annonæ, 36
Prægustator, 378
Prayers before meals, 344, 390
Prefect of Rome, 355
Prestigiators, 395
Priapus, a protector of fruit trees, 95
Priests of Mars, great epicures, 343
Probus restored the vine to Gaul, 322
Procillatores, servants, 377
Procurator, major-domo, 260
Præneste enriched by hazel nuts, 120
Profusion in the City of London (Ancient), 351
Prodigality of the Earl of Warwick, 351
Prometheus sacrificed an ox, 124
Proserpine, was too fond of pomegranates, 122
Provisions mentioned in the Scriptures, 354
“ price of, 358
Prytanea in Greece, 347
Ptisana, barley water, 42
“ a sorry liquid, 304
Pudding, Carthaginian, 43
“ hasty, 44
“ black, 138
Pullarius, his office, 156
Pultiphagists, 33
Punch given by Sir Edward Russell, 411
Purslaine mixed with salad, 68
“ its properties, 69
Pyanepsia, one of the festivals of Apollo, 53
Pygmalion, his severity, 125
Pythagoras, abstained from beans, 53
“ was a vegetarian, 126
“ recommended honey, 273
Quails, a sovereign remedy, 196
Quails, food of the Israelites; supposed
to cause epilepsy; banished from the Roman tables, 196
“ fights, 197
Quenelles of pig’s liver and brains, 140
Quince tree, a native of Cydon, 106
Quinces, their beneficial qualities; preserved in honey, 106
Quince wine, 107
Rabbits taught mankind the art of fortification;
overthrow Tarragona; defeated by the Roman troops, 189
“ of Macedonia; how prepared, 190
Radishes of Judea; price in Rome; supposed
to produce cabbages; how preserved, 79
“ pickled, 390
Ragouts of the middle ages, 258
Raleigh, his account of the herring fishery (Sir Walter), 239
Rancidity of butter, how to attenuate it, 172
Raspberry, 115
Ratafia, 103
Rauwolf, the first to mention coffee, 311
Rearing of cattle, 127
Réaumur, his experiments to hatch chickens, 157
Red mullet, 218
Redstone’s funeral banquet (Sir John), 359
Reform Club, its splendid entertainments, 408
Reine Claude, plums of, 105
Remy’s silver table (St.), 370
René of Sicily introduced the plum-tree, 105
Repasts, 339
“ in common, 346
“ variety of repasts; of the Jews, 354
“ offered to Jupiter, 356
“ of Louis XIV, 349
Reservoirs on the house tops, 96
Rheumatism, cured by drinking ale, 301
Rhoites wine, 305
Rhombus, its seasoning, 235
Rice, 43
“ a nutritious grain, 20
River cray-fish, 248
Rivers, venerated by some nations, 293
Roast beef, the principal article of food in the Homeric ages, 339
Robert sauce, 258
Robigus, a god, 19
Robus, a variety of corn, 19
Rochelle wine, its price in England, 338